proleptic

English

Etymology

prolepsis +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹoʊˈlɛptɪk/

Adjective

proleptic (comparative more proleptic, superlative most proleptic)

1. 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.
2. Describes an event as having been assigned too early a date.
3. (rhetoric) Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised; procataleptic.

Synonyms

• foreshadowing, anticipatory

Quotations

• 1989. W. Paul Jones. Theological Worlds Abingdon Press, Nashville, p. 151:

  In World Two, Jesus can be seen as the proleptic event, giving promise of God's vindication of creation in and through history.

Derived terms

• proleptically

Translations

a calendar extrapolated to dates prior to its first adoption

having been assigned too early a date

Russian: преждевременный (ru)