prefiguration

The method of exhaustion was like a kind of prefiguration of the infinitesimal calculus.
La méthode d’exhaustion était comme une espèce de préfiguration du calcul infinitésimal.
They form a kind of triptych: they present the institution of the Eucharist, its prefiguration in the Paschal lamb, and its existential representation in brotherly love and service.
Elles composent presque un tryptique : elles présentent l'institution de l'Eucharistie, sa préfiguration dans l'Agneau pascal, sa traduction existentielle dans l'amour et le service aux frères.
The writer's novel was like a prefiguration of modern society.
Le roman de l'écrivain était comme une préfiguration de la société moderne.
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