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Prefiguring — Prefigure Pre*fig ure (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prefigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prefiguring}.] [F. pr[ e]figurer, or L. praefigurare, praefiguratum; prae before + figurare to figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Prefigurate}.] To show, suggest, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefiguring — prÉªË fɪgjÉ™r / fɪgÉ™ v. imagine in advance, picture beforehand; represent in advance, depict ahead of time … English contemporary dictionary
Eucharist in the Catholic Church — The institution of the Eucharist has been a key theme in the depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art, as in this 16th century Juan de Juanes painting. At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic… … Wikipedia
History of Western typography — Contemporary typographers view typography as craft with a very long history tracing its origins back to the first punches and dies used to make seals and currency in ancient times. The basic elements of typography are at least as old as… … Wikipedia
Christ in the House of His Parents — Artist John Everett Millais Year 1849 50 Type … Wikipedia
The Artwork of the Future — Wagner in 1853 The Artwork of the Future (German: Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft ) is a long essay[1] written by Richard Wagner, first published in 1849 in Leipzig, in which he sets out some of his ideals on the topics of art in general and musi … Wikipedia
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
prefigure — [[t]pri͟ːfɪ̱gə(r), AM gjər[/t]] prefigures, prefiguring, prefigured VERB If one thing prefigures another, it is a first indication which suggests or determines that the second thing will happen. [FORMAL] [V n] The wall through Berlin was finally… … English dictionary
type — /taɪp / (say tuyp) noun 1. a kind, class, or group as distinguished by a particular characteristic. 2. a person or thing embodying the characteristic qualities of a kind, class, or group; a representative specimen. 3. the general form, style, or… …
typological sense — : typological sense This word (from the Greek typos, meaning mark or figure, and logos, meaning word or study ) refers to a form of biblical interpretation that describes people, events, and symbols of the Old Testament asallegories or… … Glossary of theological terms
