Proleptical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹəʊˈlɛptɪkəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Proleptical is an adjective meaning Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
Meaning
Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
More Meanings
- Previous; antecedent.
- Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative.
Example Sentences
Nor can the proleptical notions of Religion be so well defended by the protest Servants of the Altar
It must be always remembered that this was the object for which the Three Chapters which the Predestinarians have taken refuge in: they were written in fact as a proleptical refutation of such views.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prehistoric, preparoxysmal, postparoxysmal, proleptic, prodrome, predormal.
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