proleptic

adjective

pro·​lep·​tic (ˈ)prō¦leptik chiefly British -lēp- 

variants or less commonly proleptical

-tə̇kəl

: of, relating to, or exemplifying prolepsis

a proleptic justification of the line he was to take

—R. F. Harrod

a proleptic interpretation by the prophet of the future events

—Georges Florovsky

and he will move breathing through us wing-linked proleptic of what Eden

—Denis Devlin

proleptically

-tə̇k(ə)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

proleptic from Greek prolēptikos, from (assumed) prolēptos (verbal of prolambanein to anticipate) + -ikos -ic; proleptical from Greek prolēptikos + English -al

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Rhymes for proleptic

• aseptic
• dyspeptic
• antiepileptic
• antiseptic
• epileptic
• neuroleptic
• organoleptic
• peptic
• sceptic
• septic
• skeptic