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Definition of Prelusive
1. a. Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that something of a like kind is to follow.
Definition of Prelusive
1. Adjective. Acting as a prelude; preliminary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prelusive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prelusive
Literary usage of Prelusive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Seasons by James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch (1842)
"prelusive drops, let all their moisture flow, In large effusion, o'er the freshen'cl
world. The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard, By such as wander ..."
2. The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England by Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu (1825)
"... in which I hope it is now established for " ever, hath had these prelusive
changes in these " barren princes. Neither could I contain myself " here, ..."
3. Voices of Nature to Her Foster-child, the Soul of Man: A Series of Analogies by George Barrell Cheever (1852)
"The Letter and the Spirit—Processes of Pantheism and Atheism—Symphony of Nature
prelusive to the great Religious Anthem. IN the teachings of Nature there is ..."
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