Futurist

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who has regard to the future; one whose main interest lies in the future; an expectant.
  • noun. In theology, one who holds that nearly the whole of the Book of Revelation refers principally to events yet to come.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One whose chief interests are in what is to come; one who anxiously, eagerly, or confidently looks forward to the future; an expectant.
  • noun. One who believes or maintains that the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is to be in the future.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An adherent to the principles of the artistic movement of futurism.
  • noun. One who studies and predicts possible futures.
  • adjective. In the style of futurism.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who predicts the future
  • adjective. of or relating to futurism
  • noun. a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
  • Word Usage
    "And I've always been nervous about the term futurist, because you seem doomed to failure because you can't really predict it."
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