The action of foreshow, v.

Chiefly Theology. The action of prefiguring or foreshadowing a person or thing; representation beforehand by a figure or type; an instance of this.

The action, or an act, of showing or making known beforehand; indication or manifestation in advance.

The action or fact of predicting or noting in advance.

The action of signifying something in advance; an indication or sign of what is to come. Also: (Literary Theory) the state of being prior to…

A heralding or foreshadowing of future events.

The presaging of future events; (also) a portent. Obsolete. rare.

The action or process of precursing or forerunning; an instance of this; = precurse, n.

= prefiguration, n.