- prefiguration
- noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of prefiguring ; the state of being prefigured 2. something that prefigures • prefigurative adjective
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préfiguration — [ prefigyrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • v. 1485, repris XVIIIe; lat. præfiguratio ♦ Littér. Ce qui présente tous les caractères d un être, d une chose à venir. « n était ce pas déjà, dans sa vie comme une préfiguration de ce qui devait arriver après sa mort »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Prefiguration — Pre*fig u*ra tion, n. [L. praefiguratio.] The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured. [1913 Webster] A variety of prophecies and prefigurations. Norris. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefiguration — index caution (warning), caveat, prognosis Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prefiguration — late 14c., from L.L. praefigurationem (nom. praefiguratio), c.400, noun of action from praefigurare to prefigure, from L. prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + figurare to form, shape (see FIGURE (Cf. figure)) … Etymology dictionary
prefiguration — [prē fig΄yə rā′shən] n. 1. the act of prefiguring 2. something in which something else is prefigured; prototype … English World dictionary
préfiguration — (pré fi gu ra sion) s. f. Action de préfigurer. • Il [Servet] traita de la préfiguration du Christ dans le Verbe, de la vision de Dieu...., VOLT. Moeurs, 134. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. praefigurationem, de praefigurare, préfigurer … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prefiguration — prefigure ► VERB 1) be an early indication or version of. 2) archaic imagine beforehand. DERIVATIVES prefiguration noun prefigurative adjective prefigurement noun … English terms dictionary
PRÉFIGURATION — n. f. Action de préfigugurer; Ce qui préfigure. Il s’emploie surtout en termes de Théologie … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
prefiguration — /pree fig yeuh ray sheuhn, pree fig /, n. 1. the act of prefiguring. 2. that in which something is prefigured. [1350 1400; ME prefiguracioun < LL praefiguration (s. of praefiguratio), equiv. to praefigurat(us) (ptp. of praefigurare to PREFIGURE)… … Universalium
prefiguration — noun a) a vague advance representation or suggestion of something b) something that prefigures … Wiktionary
