Proleptic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹoʊˈlɛptɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Proleptic is an adjective meaning Anticipatory; prescient or forward-looking.
Meaning
Anticipatory; prescient or forward-looking.
More Meanings
- Exhibiting or pertaining to prolepsis (any sense)
- An instance of prolepsis;
- Something that predicts or implies the future or outcome.
- (of a calendar) Extrapolated to dates prior to its first adoption; of those used to adjust to or from the Julian calendar or Gregorian calendar.
Example Sentences
A far-seeing or proleptic wisdom.
In World Two, Jesus can be seen as the proleptic event, giving promise of God's vindication of creation in and through history.
The proleptic Gregorian calendar is produced by extending the Gregorian calendar backwards to dates preceding its official introduction in 1582.
In contrast with physical death, spiritual death might be called metaphorical. It becomes proleptic when contrasted with the second and final death.
Word Forms
- proleptics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proleptical, antepaschal, prochronistic, epagomenal, previsionary, previsional.
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