Meaning of proleptical | Babel Free
pɹəʊˈlɛptɪkəlDefinitions
- Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
- Previous; antecedent.
- Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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