Definitions for prolepsis
prolepsis
pro·lep·sis
Spelling: [proh-lep-sis]
IPA: /proʊˈlɛp sɪs/
Prolepsis is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 411 anagrams from letters in prolepsis (eilopprss).
Definitions for prolepsis
noun
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Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
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the assigning of a person, event, etc., to a period earlier than the actual one; the representation of something in the future as if it already existed or had occurred; prochronism.
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the use of a descriptive word in anticipation of its becoming applicable.
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a fundamental conception or assumption in Epicureanism or Stoicism arising spontaneously in the mind without conscious reflection; thought provoked by sense perception.
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Pathology. the return of an attack of a periodic disease or of a paroxysm before the expected time or at progressively shorter intervals.
Origin of prolepsis
1570-80; Late Latin prolēpsis Greek prólēpsis anticipation, preconception, equivalent to prolēp- (verbid stem of prolambánein to anticipate (pro- pro-2 + la
Examples for prolepsis
An instance of prolepsis, or "anticipation" in the use of a word.
It was a prolepsis of the soul, reaching upward towards its source and goal.