SINCE 1828
presentism
noun
pres·ent·ism
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Definition of presentism
: an attitude toward the past dominated by present-day attitudes and experiences
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Other Words from presentism
presentist
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adjective
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adjective
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Every critic today should beware of presentism: judging people from 50, 150, or 500 years ago based on 2017’s fragile sensitivities. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, "Monuments to Racist Democrats Should Enrage Leftist Mobs," 30 Aug. 2017 Of all the prejudices of pundits, presentism is the strongest. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "Are Liberals on the Wrong Side of History?," 20 Mar. 2017 Okay, so besides narrative collapse, what are the other struggles of presentism? — R.u. Sirius, WIRED, "Living in the Present Is a Disorder," 8 Apr. 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'presentism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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