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forerunner

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

fore·run·ner

   [fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-, fawr-ruhn-er, fohr-]
noun
1.
predecessor; ancestor; forebear; precursor.
2.
an omen, sign, or indication of something to follow; portent: The warm evenings were a forerunner of summer.
3.
a person who goes or is sent in advance to announce the coming of someone or something that follows; herald; harbinger.
4.
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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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forerunner
c.1300, from fore + runner. M.E. rendition of L. præcursor, in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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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