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

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