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futurist

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fu·tur·ism  (fych-rzm)
n.
1. A belief that the meaning of life and one's personal fulfillment lie in the future and not in the present or past.
2. An artistic movement originating in Italy around 1910 whose aim was to express the energetic, dynamic, and violent quality of contemporary life, especially as embodied in the motion and force of modern machinery.

futur·ist n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.futurist - a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer - someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
2.futuristfuturist - someone who predicts the future      
illusionist, seer, visionary - a person with unusual powers of foresight
Adj.1.futurist - of or relating to futurism; "futurist art"
Translations
futurist [ˈfjuːtʃərɪst] N
1. (esp US) (= futurologist) → futurólogo/a m/f
2. (Art) → futurista mf
futurist [ˈfjuːtʃərɪst] n
(= artist, writer) → futuriste mf
(mainly US) (= futurologist) → futurologue mf
futurist
nFuturist(in) m(f)
futurist [ˈfjuːtʃərɪst] nfuturista m/f
futurist [ˈfjuːtʃərɪst] nfuturista m/f


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Eric Booth, futurist and founding editor of Teaching Artist Journal, presented the keynote address at the 2006 Dance/USA Roundtable in Portland, OR.
The CRI recording, the first ever of music by futurist Leo Ornstein, was cited by Newsweek magazine as one of the "Ten Best American-Music Recordings" of the year.
Futurist and inventor Kurzweil writes that central to the realization of what he considers a new and improved human condition is the law of accelerating returns: Technological growth is exponential.
 
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