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prefigurement

prefigurement noun: the act of prefiguring.

Noun

prefigurement (countable and uncountable, plural prefigurements)

  1. The act of prefiguring.
    Synonyms:
    symbolism
  2. Something that prefigures.
    • Surely there was here, in his pious, ever-labouring, subtle mind, a precious truth, or prefigurement of truth ; and yet a fatal delusion withal.1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling
    Synonyms:
    hint, symbol, type

Synonyms of prefigurement

All synonyms of prefigurement

Forms of prefigurement

pluralprefigurements

Origin of prefigurement

From prefigure + -ment.

Questions about prefigurement

What does prefigurement mean?
Prefigurement means the act of prefiguring.
What part of speech is prefigurement?
Prefigurement is a noun.
What is the plural of prefigurement?
The plural of prefigurement is prefigurements.

Words near prefigurement in the dictionary

  1. prefigurative
  2. prefiguratively
  3. prefigurativeness
  4. prefigure
  5. prefigured
  6. prefigurement
  7. prefigurements
  8. prefigures
  9. prefigureth
  10. prefiguring
  11. prefigurings

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