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prefigurement
pre·fig·ure P0520600 (prē-fĭg′yər)tr.v. pre·fig·ured, pre·fig·ur·ing, pre·fig·ures 1. To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow: The paintings of Paul Cézanne prefigured the rise of cubism in the early 1900s.2. Archaic To imagine in advance.
[Middle English prefiguren, from Old French prefigurer, from Late Latin praefigūrāre : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin figūrāre, to shape (from figūra, shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots).]
pre·fig′ur·a·tive (-fĭg′yər-ə-tĭv) adj.pre·fig′ur·a·tive·ly adv.pre·fig′ure·ment n.ThesaurusprefigurementnounA phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:augury, forerunner, foretoken, omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign.Idiom: writing on the wall.
prefigurement
Synonyms for prefigurementnoun a phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evilSynonyms- augury
- forerunner
- foretoken
- omen
- portent
- presage
- prognostic
- prognostication
- sign
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