Definitions for preterist
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1. preteristnoun

   a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled

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1. preteristnoun

   One whose chief interest is in the past.

2. preteristnoun

   an adherent of preterism; one who believes that the Biblical prophecies of the Apocalypse refer to historical events which have already taken place

3. Etymology: From preter- + -ist.

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1. preterist

   Preterism, a Christian eschatological view, interprets some (partial preterism) or all (full preterism) prophecies of the Bible as events which have already happened. This school of thought interprets the Book of Daniel as referring to events that happened from the 7th century BC until the first century AD, while seeing the prophecies of the Book of Revelation as events that happened in the first century AD. Preterism holds that Ancient Israel finds its continuation or fulfillment in the Christian church at the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. The term preterism comes from the Latin praeter, which is a prefix denoting that something is 'past' or 'beyond'. Adherents of preterism are known as preterists. Preterism teaches that either all (full preterism) or a majority (partial preterism) of the Olivet Discourse had come to pass by AD 70. Historically, preterists and non-preterists have generally agreed that the Jesuit Luis de Alcasar (1554–1613) wrote the first systematic preterist exposition of prophecy Vestigatio arcani sensus in Apocalypsi, published during the Counter-Reformation.

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1. preterist

   Preterist is a term used in Christian eschatology (the study of end times) to describe an interpretation of biblical prophecies which holds that most, if not all, of the events predicted in the Bible, especially in the book of Revelation, have already happened. It is based on the belief that these prophecies were fulfilled in the past, specifically in the first century AD. The term "preterist" comes from the Latin 'praeter', meaning "past". There are different viewpoints within preterism such as partial preterism and full preterism.

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1. Preteristnoun

   one whose chief interest is in the past; one who regards the past with most pleasure or favor

2. Preteristnoun

   one who believes the prophecies of the Apocalypse to have been already fulfilled

3. Etymology: [Pref. preter- + -ist.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of preterist in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of preterist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=preterist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preterist
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preterist
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preterist