futurist

2 definitions found

futurist - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Futurist \Fu"tur*ist\, n.
     1. One whose chief interests are in what is to come; one who
        anxiously, eagerly, or confidently looks forward to the
        future; an expectant.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Theol.) One who believes or maintains that the
        fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is to be in the
        future.
        [1913 Webster]

futurist - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  futurist
      adj 1: of or relating to futurism; "futurist art" [syn:
             futuristic, futurist]
      n 1: a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of
           the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled
           in the future
      2: someone who predicts the future [syn: fantast, futurist]