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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In theology, the doctrine or system of those who consider the events related in the Old Testament as figures or representations of those in the New.
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Many undertake the defence of figurism, the name of a singular system of interpreting ancient Chinese books, the inventor of which was Father
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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