forerunner (noun)
41John the Baptist — noun New Testament son of Zacharias and Elizabeth, forerunner of Jesus; baptised followers in the Jordan; beheaded by Herod. {see Matthew 3} …
42Braun — noun 1. the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910 1945) • Syn: ↑Eva Braun • Instance Hypernyms: ↑mistress, ↑kept woman, ↑fancy woman 2. United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the… …
43Hot Springs — noun a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs • Instance Hypernyms: ↑town • Part Holonyms: ↑Arkansas, ↑Land of Opportunity, ↑AR * * * 1. a city in central Arkansas: adjoins a national park (Hot Springs National …
44indicant — noun 1. something that serves to indicate or suggest an indication of foul play indications of strain symptoms are the prime indicants of disease • Syn: ↑indication • Derivationally related forms: ↑indicate, ↑in …
45St. John the Baptist — noun (New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome • Syn: ↑John the Baptist • Topics: ↑New Testament • Instance Hypernyms: ↑hermit, ↑reclu …
46temporal relation — noun a relation involving time • Hypernyms: ↑relation • Hyponyms: ↑antecedent, ↑forerunner, ↑chronology, ↑synchronism, ↑synchrony, ↑synchronicity, ↑ …
47hand horn — noun : a natural French horn whose pitch a player can modify or alter by inserting his hand in the bell * * * a forerunner of the modern French horn, developed in Germany during the mid 17th century. See illus. under horn. * * * hand horn, a… …
48vaunt-courier — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: Middle French avant courrier, literally, advance courier 1. obsolete : avant courier 1 2. : one sent in advance : forerunner …
49eightfold way — noun Etymology: from the Eightfold Way Eightfold Path; from the fact that the most common grouping contains eight interacting particles : a unified theoretical scheme for classifying the relationship among elementary particles subject to the… …
50precursor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. forerunner (see priority). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A messenger] Syn. forerunner, herald, vanguard; see forerunner , messenger . 2. [A predecessor] Syn. ancestor, forebear, antecedent, parent; see… …
