A thing out of its time. A problem in historical fiction in that a writer may make reference to an invention or custom that was not known in the period in which his or her story is set. The classic example is the chiming of a clock in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Juxtaposition of items or situations that belong to different and separate time periods, such as Stegosaurus (of the Jurassic Period) with Tyrannosaurus (of the Cretaceous Period).
an element or artifact in a film that belongs to another time or place; often anachronistic elements are called film flubs Example: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), the first feature 'film' shot using digital video cinematography, isn't really a film - an anachronistic term in this case; in the Civil War film, Glory (1989), one of the kids in the film wears what appears to be a Swatch watch; or in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), a U.S. Browning air-cooled machine gun is oddly featured before its time; or the use of 1873 Colt Peacemakers in Red River (1948)
In literature such as the Bible, any person, event, or other element of a story placed within a historical/temporal context in which it does not belong. The descriptions of the monarchy and temple given to Moses as part of the Sinai covenant are generally viewed as anachronistic, since both institutions were centuries away from existing. annunciation The name given to the moment in Luke's gospel (1:26-38) when the angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will give birth to the "Son of God," and name him Jesus. Commemorated on March 25. antichrist A term used in the letters of John to refer to certain opponents of the author and the community to whom he wrote. Although this connection is never made in the NT itself, the term has come to be used in connection to the "beast" of Revelation, and the "lawless one" of 2 Thess 2.
a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age
a violation of chronology by which something not belonging to a given historical moment (i
Anything out of its proper time or place.
A person, place, or event that is placed in a time period in which it does not belong. (Such as "George Washington", live, sitting in front of a computer in my office.)
n. Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
anything out of its proper time element.
Anything out of its proper time, from the Greek ana, backwards or reversed, and khronizein, to belong to a particular time.