Associations to the word «Futurism»

Wiktionary

FUTURISM, noun. 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; (originated by F.T. Marinetti, among others).
FUTURISM, noun. The study and prediction of possible futures.
FUTURISM, noun. (Judaism) The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future rather than recognizing him in the presence of Christ.
FUTURISM, noun. (Christianity) Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming.

Dictionary definition

FUTURISM, noun. An artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age.
FUTURISM, noun. The position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future.

Wise words

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