preterist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilled

WordNet

Pret"er*ist noun
Etymology
Pref. preter- + -ist.
Definitions
  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. Farrar.

Webster 1913