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Definition of "typological" [typological]

  • Of or relating to typology. (adjective)

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Use "typological" in a sentence
  • "The text and pictures of the Speculum are devoted to the interpretation of the New Testament through prefigurations in the Old, the so-called typological system, which was the medieval way of relating the Old Testament to the life of Jesus Christ."
  • "This broad historical conception was later combined with a new meaning: the typological, which is based on an elaboration of the contrast be - tween “classical” and “romantic” due to the Schlegels."
  • "The straightforward meaning of the words was downplayed, since, in that ancient hermeneutic, every word could always have some symbolic or typological meaning—“Jerusalem” could mean “my soul,” for example, and “Israel” could mean “the Church” or “one who sees God.”"
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