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Prefigurement — Pre*fig ure*ment, n. The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; also, that which is prefigured. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefigurement — prefigure ► VERB 1) be an early indication or version of. 2) archaic imagine beforehand. DERIVATIVES prefiguration noun prefigurative adjective prefigurement noun … English terms dictionary
prefigurement — mənt noun ( s) Etymology: prefigure + ment : an image or likeness conceived or presented beforehand : a representation, embodiment, or typification in advance a prefigurement of 20th century dictatorships Geoffrey Bruun … Useful english dictionary
prefigurement — noun see prefigure … New Collegiate Dictionary
prefigurement — See prefigurative. * * * … Universalium
prefigurement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil: augury, forerunner, foretoken, omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign. Idiom: writing (or handwriting) on the wall. See… … English dictionary for students
prefigurement — pre·fig·ure·ment … English syllables
Cultural mandate — The cultural mandate or creation mandate is the divine injunction found in Genesis 1:28, in which God (YHWH), after having created the world and all in it, ascribes to humankind the tasks of filling, subduing, and ruling over the earth. It has… … Wikipedia
Precursor — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Precursor >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 precursor precursor antecedent precedent predecessor Sgm: N 1 forerunner forerunner vancourier avant coureur pioneer prodrome| prodromos prodromus outrider … English dictionary for students
Omen — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Omen >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 omen omen portent presage prognostic augury auspice Sgm: N 1 sign sign &c.(indication) 550 Sgm: N 1 harbinger harbinger &c.(precursor) 64 … English dictionary for students
