Associations to the word «Adumbration»

Wiktionary

ADUMBRATION, noun. (obsolete) (arts) Shading.
ADUMBRATION, noun. A faint sketch; an outline, a brief representation.
ADUMBRATION, noun. (figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation of something.
ADUMBRATION, noun. (heraldry) The shadow or outline of a figure.
ADUMBRATION, noun. (literature) A vague indication of what is to come.

Dictionary definition

ADUMBRATION, noun. The act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand.
ADUMBRATION, noun. A sketchy or imperfect or faint representation.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy