NPPF: CANTO ONE (misc note)

[David Morris]

Line 79:  "A preterist, one who collects cold nests."

preterist
\Pret"er*ist\, n. [Pref. preter- + -ist.] 1. One whose chief interest is in the
past; one who regards the past with most pleasure or favor.

2. (Theol.) One who believes the prophecies of the Apocalypse to have been
already fulfilled.
preter-
\Pre"ter-\ [L. praeter past, beyond, originally a compar. of prae before. See
For, prep.] A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter-
mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more than is natural.
[Written also pr[ae]ter.]

Note the similar-sounding word “pederast,” which is used later in the book:

Main Entry: ped·er·ast  
Pronunciation: 'pe-d&-"rast
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek paiderastEs, literally, lover of boys, from paid- ped- +
erastEs lover, from erasthai to love -- more at EROS


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