Archaic term meaning shaped, formed, or represented in advance; foreshadowed or prefigured.
Compound of 'forth' and 'figured' (from Latin 'figurare,' to form or shape). The prefix 'forth-' adds the sense of doing something in advance or making something manifest.
In theological writing, 'forthfigured' described Old Testament events that 'figured forth' or prefigured Christ—it's a linguistic fossil showing how medieval scholars thought about prophecy and typology!
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