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The quality of being past
Answer for the clue "The quality of being past ", 8 letters:
pastness
Word definitions for pastness in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being past [ant: presentness , futurity ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state or quality of being past. 2 (context countable English) The result or product of being past.
Usage examples of pastness.
So, in memory, the pastness lies, not in the content of what is believed, but in the nature of the belief-feeling.
In the latter case, but not in the former, the pastness is part of the content believed.