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prefiguration

UK
/ˌpriːfɪˈɡjʊəʃən/
US
/ˌpriːfɪˈɡjʊrɛɪʃən/

Translations

prefigurationnoun
prefigurations
pl
UK
/ˌpriːfɪˈɡjʊəʃən/
US
/ˌpriːfɪˈɡjʊrɛɪʃən/
The artist's work is a prefiguration of modern abstract art.
Работа художника является предвосхищением современного абстрактного искусства.
The dark clouds were seen as a prefiguration of the coming storm.
Тёмные облака рассматривались как предзнаменование надвигающейся бури.
Additional translations
предварительное представление
прообраз
Synonyms
foreshadowing
omen
prophesy
precursor
foretelling
anticipation

Definitions

prefigurationnoun
The act of representing, suggesting, or imagining something in advance.
The artist's early sketches were a prefiguration of his later masterpieces.
An event or action that foreshadows or anticipates a future event.
The economic policies of the 1990s were seen as a prefiguration of the financial crisis that followed.
In Christian theology, a person, event, or statement in the Old Testament regarded as foreshadowing or symbolically anticipating Christ or a New Testament event.
The Passover lamb is often interpreted as a prefiguration of Christ's sacrificial death.
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