Retroject
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛkt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Retroject is a verb meaning (transitive) To project into the past; to insert anachronistically into a historical reconstruction.
Meaning
(transitive) To project into the past; to insert anachronistically into a historical reconstruction.
Example Sentences
Rav Sa'adia probably wanted to retroject our prayers and blessings back to the time of the Prophets as part of his polemic with the Karaites who rejected the Oral Torah.
Word Forms
- retrojects
- retrojecting
- retrojected
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retrograde, retrotranspose, retro-engineer, retrocalculate, reproject, retrotranslocate.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.