释义 |
foreshowing, vbl. n.|fɔəˈʃəʊɪŋ| [f. prec. vb. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. foreshow.
a1050Liber Scintil. vi. (1889) 28 Atihtincge his mid eallum ᵹeþances bigenge on godes foresceawunge [contemplatione] ᵹefæstnað. a1300Cursor M. 5745 (Cott.) Þis was fore-sceuing scene O moder bath and maiden clene. 1561T. Norton Calvin's Inst. i. 56 b, The vnbeleuers..do faine that their felicitie or misery doth hang on the decrees and foreshewinges of the starres. 1609Bible (Douay) Proph. Bks. Comm., Al the old Testament is a general prophecie, and forshewing of the New. 1846Trench Mirac. xv. (1862) 261 Many..found in these healing influences of the pool of Bethesda a foreshowing of future benefits. |