proleptics

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The art and science of predicting in medicine.

   “At the best, the student of proleptics will anticipate paralysis, premature senility, and asthenic apoplexy towards middle life, when he finds the pulse feeble, and the spirits correspondingly low in youth, unless remedial measures be adopted in good time, and persevered in with due diligence.”

2. isim The art of making of predictions.

   “try to divine the inevitable fortunes of your friends, and of the leaders and rulers of nations; endeavour to previse and forewarn; and study proleptics.”

3. isim The act of making prophecies.

   “Eschatology and proleptics aside, I think this is a really stupid way to read a mystery novel.”

4. isim The elaboration and exploration of proleptic themes and ideas; the employment of prolepsis.

   “Getting action can make use of prolepsis; that is, getting action may proceed by inveigling others to take an anachronistic view of the future. Either way, proleptics is for them an art of paradox.”

5. isim plural of proleptic.