prolusion

pro·lu·sion

noun \prō-ˈlü-zhən\

Definition of PROLUSION

1

: a preliminary trial or exercise : prelude

2

: an introductory and often tentative discourse

— pro·lu·so·ry \-ˈlü-sə-rē, -zə-; -ˈlüz-rē, -ˈlüz-\ adjective

Examples of PROLUSION

1. <in her prolusion she sketches the religious, cultural and political milieu in which gnosticism developed>

Origin of PROLUSION

Latin prolusion-, prolusio, from proludere to play beforehand, from pro- before + ludere to play — more at ludicrous

First Known Use: 1601

Related to PROLUSION

Synonyms: exordium, foreword, intro, preamble, preface, prelude, proem, prologue (also prolog), introduction

Antonyms: epilogue (also epilog)

Related Words: beginning, commencement, initiation, opening, origin, origination, outset, start

Near Antonyms: envoi (or envoy), postscript; aftermath; cessation, close, closing, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop, termination

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Rhymes with PROLUSION

affusion, allusion, Carthusian, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, inclusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, transfusion, Venusian