preterist: Meaning and Definition of

pret•er•ist

Pronunciation: (pret'ur-ist), [key]
— Theol. Theol.
—n.
  1. a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse have already been fulfilled. Cf.(def. 2),
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to the preterists.
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