proleptic
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
from prolepsis < Greek πρόληψις anticipation
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /pɹoʊˈlɛptɪk/
[edit] Adjective
proleptic (comparative more proleptic, superlative most proleptic)
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- A calendar or era that is extrapolated to dates prior to its first adoption; used to adjust to or from the Julian calendar or Gregorian calendar.
- Describes an event as having been assigned too early a date.
[edit] Translations
a calendar extrapolated to dates prior to its first adoption
having been assigned too early a date
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[edit] 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.