"Präfiguration" meaning in German

See Präfiguration in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˌpʁɛfiɡuraˈt͡si̯oːn] Audio: De-Präfiguration.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin praefigūrātiō. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|la:praefigūrātiō}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "praefigūrātiō", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Präfiguration", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Präfiguration">, {{bor+|de|la|praefigūrātiō}} Borrowed from Latin praefigūrātiō Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Präfiguration f (genitive Präfiguration, plural Präfigurationen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Präfiguration [genitive], Präfigurationen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Präfiguration [nominative, singular], Präfigurationen [definite, nominative, plural], Präfiguration [genitive, singular], Präfigurationen [definite, genitive, plural], Präfiguration [dative, singular], Präfigurationen [dative, definite, plural], Präfiguration [accusative, singular], Präfigurationen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (art, literature) foreshadowing Tags: feminine Synonyms: Vorausdeutung, Vorfiguration [rare]
    Sense id: en-Präfiguration-de-noun-gPEipZMM Categories (other): Art, Literature, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 56 44 Topics: art, arts, literature, media, publishing
  2. (theology) typology, prefiguration, prefigurement Tags: feminine Synonyms: Typologie, Vorfiguration [rare]
    Sense id: en-Präfiguration-de-noun-rpD9EGiX Categories (other): Theology, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 53 47 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Meronyms: Präfigurant, Ausgangsfigur, Typus, Präfigurat, Zielfigur, Antitypus Related terms: präfigurieren, präfigurativ, Präsentation, Konfiguration, Transfiguration, Figuration

Inflected forms

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