Presentism

Synonyms for "presentism"

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Translations

8 translations across 8 languages.

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French

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  • présentisme noun ((philosophical) presentism)

German

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  • Präsentismus noun ((philosophical) presentism)

Greek

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  • παροντισμός noun ((philosophical) presentism)

Korean

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  • 현재주의 noun ((philosophical) presentism)

Portuguese

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  • presentismo noun ((philosophical) presentism)

Russian

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  • презенти́зм noun ((philosophical) presentism)

Spanish

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  • presentismo noun ((philosophical) presentism)

Swedish

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  • presentism noun ((philosophical) presentism)

Sample sentences

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Despite the breathless presentism of the current discourse, scholarly debate on the nature of community did not originate with the introduction of new computer technologies, but arose out of earlier concerns about the transition from agrarian to urban industrial societies.

Source: wiktionary

Many people lost their perspective in their euphoria and became parochial and presentist. In their presentism, they forgot that long distance ties had been flourishing for generations, using automobiles, telephones, airplanes, and even postal (snail) mail.

Source: wiktionary

One of the driving ideas on the left right now is presentism: the notion that figures from the past can legitimately be judged by contemporary mores and values. So the Founding Fathers are cast less as architects of the new Republic, and more as slaveholders and white oppressors.

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