futurism

Definitions

• (art) An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.
• The study and prediction of possible futures.
• (Judaism) The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future rather than recognizing him in the presence of Christ.
• (Christianity) Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming.