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Preterist

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Pret´er`ist
n.1.One whose chief interest is in the past; one who regards the past with most pleasure or favor.
2.(Theol.) One who believes the prophecies of the Apocalypse to have been already fulfilled.
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Noun1.preterist - a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled
theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer - someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
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