Retroject
//ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛkt// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To project into the past; to insert anachronistically into a historical reconstruction. transitive
"Rav Sa'adia probably wanted to retroject our prayers and blessings back to the time of the Prophets as part of his polemic with the Karaites who rejected the Oral Torah."
Example
More examples"Rav Sa'adia probably wanted to retroject our prayers and blessings back to the time of the Prophets as part of his polemic with the Karaites who rejected the Oral Torah."
Etymology
Mid 19th-century. Combination of retro- (“back”) + (pro)ject.
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