Crossword clues for prefiguration
prefiguration
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prefiguration \Pre*fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. praefiguratio.] The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured.
A variety of prophecies and prefigurations.
--Norris.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Late Latin praefigurationem (nominative praefiguratio), noun of action from past participle stem of praefigurare "to prefigure" (see prefigure).
Wiktionary
n. 1 A vague advance representation or suggestion of something. 2 Something that prefigures.
WordNet
n. an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand [syn: foreshadowing, adumbration]
Wikipedia
Prefiguration may refer to:
- Prefiguration (politics), the reflection of a future society being sought by a group
- Prefiguration (theology), a relationship between elements of the Hebrew Bible / Torah, and aspects of Jesus's life as depicted in the New Testament
Usage examples of "prefiguration".
For there will be nothing there which pertains to the terrestrial Jerusalem only, if whatever is there said and fulfilled of or concerning her signifies something which also refers by allegorical prefiguration to the celestial Jerusalem.