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forerunner

[fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-, fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-]

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noun

predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor.

an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow; portent: The warm evenings were a forerunner of summer.

a person who goes or is sent in advance to announce the coming of someone or something that follows; herald; harbinger.

the Forerunner, John the Baptist.

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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English forrenner. See fore-, runner

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World English Dictionary

forerunner (ˈfɔːˌrʌnə)

—n
1.	a person or thing that precedes another; precursor
2.	a person or thing coming in advance to herald the arrival of someone or something; harbinger
3.	an indication beforehand of something to follow; omen; portent

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Word Origin & History

forerunner

c.1300, from fore + runner. M.E. rendition of L. præcursor, in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ.

Easton

Bible Dictionary

Forerunner definition

John the Baptist went before our Lord in this character (Mark 1:2, 3). Christ so called (Heb. 6:20) as entering before his people into the holy place as their head and guide.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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