Futurist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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