latter-day
Of present times
Latter-day means belonging to recent or modern times, often with an implicit contrast to an earlier era.
A latter-day prophet or latter-day saint evokes religious tradition while situating someone in the present.
More broadly, it describes modern versions of older types: a latter-day Robin Hood, latter-day hippies.
The term suggests continuity with the past rather than novelty.
modern
Of the present age
- present-dayOf this era
- currentDirected flow of charge
- recentOf the near past
- newRecently created or begun
updated · revived · neo · renewed · resurgent · reinvented · reborn · reconstructed
contemporary
Of the present age
- present-dayOf this era
- currentDirected flow of charge
- recentOf the near past
new · updated · revived · neo · renewed · resurgent · reinvented · reborn · reconstructed · reformed
originality/authenticity
latter-dayoriginal
First or inventive
founding · progenitor · first-generation · authentic · prototypical