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eternalism

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The idea that past, present, and future are equally real

noun
/ɪˈtɜrnəlɪzəm/

Specialized

: eternalismo

(1) Consequentialism is committed to "temporal homogeneity" (i.e., Eternalism).

Examples

For in addition to bringing depth to still images, the propeller introduced an illusion of constant forward movement (which Jacobs dubbed eternalism).

Academic text (2017)
Or they can subscribe to a sort of Parmenidean Eternalism and claim that change in nature is an illusion because the past, present, and future exist simultaneously.

Blog text (3)
Philosophers who adhere to eternalism believe that past, present, and future events are all equally real.
The theory of eternalism suggests that time is not a linear progression but rather a simultaneous existence of all moments.
In discussions of metaphysics, eternalism posits that every point in time exists at once, challenging our conventional understanding of time.

Surface Forms

eternalism singular

eternalisms plural

Morphology

eternalism = eternal (semi-transparent) = eternal + ism

Formally derived from 'eternal' + '-ism', but the technical metaphysical meaning ('all times equally real') is specialized and not directly predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

The word eternalism comes from the Latin root aeternus meaning 'everlasting', the same root as eternal and eternity. In the philosophy of time, eternalism is the view that past, present and future all exist 'forever', which is why it treats every moment as equally real.