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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
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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being past [ant: presentness , futurity ]
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.