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Definition of Prefigurement
1. n. The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; also, that which is prefigured.
Definition of Prefigurement
1. Noun. The act of prefiguring; prefiguration. ¹
2. Noun. That which is prefigured. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prefigurement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prefigurement
Literary usage of Prefigurement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"Surely there was here, in his pious, ever-laboring, subtle mind, a precious truth,
or prefigurement of truth; and yet a fatal delusion withal. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1899)
"This prefigurement, it is contended by the ... But " prefigurement" surely means
no more than an indication, or, as Dr. Johnson would say, " an adumbration ..."
3. The Book Lover: A Magazine of Book Lore (1900)
"This prefigurement, it is contended by the Cos- ... But "prefigurement" surely
means no more than an indication, or, as Dr. Johnson would say, ..."
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