foretype
foretype noun: a type or figure occurring beforehand or in advance; forerunner; predecessor; prototype.
Noun
foretype (plural foretypes)
- A type or figure occurring beforehand or in advance; forerunner; predecessor; prototype
- The last member of the trilogy could not well rival in pathos the Homeric foretype[…]1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “I. Introduction”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 30
- Their unconsummated relationship was a foretype of the chaste marriage of Mary and Joseph.1996, Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, Encyclopedia of Women in Religious Art
Verb
foretype (third-person singular simple present foretypes, present participle foretyping, simple past and past participle foretyped)
- To make into a foretype, or exemplify as such; to foreshadow; exemplify beforehand
- Whereupon Charlie, of four, foretyped his possible future, and the present of so many, by the exhibition of what might have been called strongly interested affection: …1874, Sutton's Leisure Hour Miscellany
- We may find ourselves going through stages foretyped by the forerunner and pioneer of our faith even as He died and arose again.1982, John Loren Sandford, Paula Sandford, The transformation of the inner man
foretype meaning in Tamil
foretype in Tamil
- முன் உருப்போலி
Examples of foretype in a sentence
- The description corresponding to the foretype, except for the entirely dark yellow spines, which are sometimes brown at the base.2007, Melocacti of Cuba
- In the Proverbs of Solomon, too, Wisdom, an ancient foretype of the Church, is said to have 'built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars.'2010, The City of God, Books XVII–XXII (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 24)
- Paul said the passage through the sea was done “in foretype” (figura).2012, Garry Wills, Font of Life: Ambrose, Augustine, and the Mystery of Baptism:
- He came to the red men of the isthmus of America, and they foretyped the blood sacrifice of Jesus the Son of God—and slew thousands of young men!2000, John Loren Sandford, Healing the Nations: A Call to Global Intercession:
Antonyms of foretype
Forms of foretype
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | foretypes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | foretypes |
| present participle | foretyping |
| past participle | foretyped |
| past | foretyped |
Origin of foretype
From fore- + type.
Questions about foretype
- What does foretype mean?
- Foretype means a type or figure occurring beforehand or in advance; forerunner; predecessor; prototype.
- What is foretype in Tamil?
- Foretype in Tamil is முன் உருப்போலி. See Foretype meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use foretype in a sentence?
- The description corresponding to the foretype, except for the entirely dark yellow spines, which are sometimes brown at the base.
- What part of speech is foretype?
- Foretype can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of foretype?
- The plural of foretype is foretypes.
Words near foretype in the dictionary
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