futurist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
  2. noun someone who predicts the future
    fantast.
  3. adjective of or relating to futurism
    futuristic.
    • futurist art

WordNet


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

Webster 1913