- prefigurative
- adjective see prefiguration
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
prefigurative
Look at other dictionaries:
Prefigurative — Pre*fig ur*a*tive, a. Showing by prefiguration. The prefigurative atonement. Bp. Horne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefigurative — index prophetic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prefigurative — prefigure ► VERB 1) be an early indication or version of. 2) archaic imagine beforehand. DERIVATIVES prefiguration noun prefigurative adjective prefigurement noun … English terms dictionary
Prefigurative politics — The term prefigurative politics is widespread within various activist movements, and in short, it describes modes of organization and tactics undertaken that accurately reflect the future society being sought.The I.W.W. and other anarchist… … Wikipedia
prefigurative — See prefigure. * * * … Universalium
prefigurative — Synonyms and related words: apocalyptic, augural, auguring, divinatory, fatidic, forecasting, forerunning, foreseeing, foreshadowing, foreshowing, foretelling, foretokening, forewarning, fortunetelling, haruspical, heavy with meaning, indicative … Moby Thesaurus
prefigurative — prÉªË fɪgjÉ™rÉ™tɪv / grÉ™tɪv adj. of imagining ahead of time, of picturing mentally in advance … English contemporary dictionary
prefigurative — pre·figurative … English syllables
prefigurative — adjective indistinctly prophetic • Syn: ↑adumbrative, ↑foreshadowing • Similar to: ↑prophetic, ↑prophetical • Derivationally related forms: ↑prefigure … Useful english dictionary
prefigure — prefigurative /pree fig yeuhr euh tiv/, adj. prefiguratively, adv. prefigurativeness, n. prefigurement, n. /pree fig yeuhr/, v.t., prefigured, prefiguring. 1. to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow. 2. to picture or… … Universalium
