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A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people.

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  • (noun) A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people.
  • (noun) The use of historical styles in contemporary art.
  • (noun) A method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate Biblical prophecies with actual historical events and symbolic beings with historical persons or societies.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A theory that events are influenced by historical conditions, rather than by people.
  2. 2
    noun The use of historical styles in contemporary art.
  3. 3
    noun A method of interpretation in Christian eschatology which attempts to associate Biblical prophecies with actual historical events and symbolic beings with historical persons or societies.
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