1. Plural of presentist; people who believe that only the present moment exists or is real, rejecting the reality of past and future.
Usage: philosophy; formal
2. People who focus on or prioritize present-day concerns, issues, or perspectives rather than historical context.
Usage: general usage

Examples

• Presentists argue that the past no longer exists and the future has not yet come into being.
• Some philosophers criticize presentists for struggling to explain how we can have knowledge of historical events.
• The presentists in the debate maintained that only current reality has genuine existence.
• Critics of presentism point out that presentists face challenges explaining the truth conditions of past-tense statements.
• Many presentists reject the idea that dinosaurs truly existed, since they are no longer present.