futurologist

fu·tur·ist

[fyoo-cher-ist]
noun
1.
( sometimes initial capital letter ) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
2.
Theology. a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse will be fulfilled in the future. Compare presentist, preterist.
3.
Also, fu·tur·ol·o·gist. a person whose occupation or specialty is the forecasting of future events, conditions, or developments.
adjective

Origin:
1835–45; < Italian futurista. See future, -ist

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futurism (ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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an artistic movement that arose in Italy in 1909 to replace traditional aesthetic values with the characteristics of the machine age
 
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the study or prediction of the future of mankind
 
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