proleptical

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proleptical

/pɹəʊˈlɛptɪkəl/

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From Ancient Greek; compare French proleptique.

adjective more proleptical · most proleptical

Anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
Previous; antecedent. Nor can the proleptical notions of Religion be so well defended by the protest Servants of the Altar
Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. 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.

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@misc{proleptical_2026,
  title = {proleptical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proleptical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}