Word: presentism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pre
sen
ti
sm
Definition: Ahistorically interpreting past phenomena in terms of current beliefs and knowledge.
Morphemes:
Affix: present
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to now, for the time being; current.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: pre-
Affix: sum
Language: la
Decoded: sum
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to be there
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.