Prolusion
(Pro*lu"sion) n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F.
prolusion, It. prolusione.] A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence, an introductory
essay or exercise. "Domestic prolusions." Thackeray.
Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted.
Sir W.
Scott. Promanation
(Prom`a*na"tion) n. [Pref. pro- + L. manatio a flowing, fr. manare to flow.] The act of
flowing forth; emanation; efflux. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
Promenade
(Prom`e*nade") n. [F. (with a foreign suffix), from promener to lead, take for a walk, se
promener to walk, from L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward + minare to drive animals.
See Amenable, Menace.]
1. A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. Burke.
2. A place for walking; a public walk. Bp. Montagu.
Promenade
(Prom`e*nade"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Promenaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Promenading.] To
walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.
Promenader
(Prom`e*nad"er) n. One who promenades.
Promerit
(Pro*mer"it) v. t. [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere to deserve; pro before + merere to merit.]
1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
2. To deserve; to procure by merit. [Obs.] Davenant.
Promerops
(||Prom"e*rops) n. [NL., fr. Gr. before + bee-eater.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of
very brilliant birds belonging to Promerops, Epimarchus, and allied genera, closely related to the paradise
birds, and mostly native of New Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated tail.
Promethea
(||Pro*me"the*a) n. [NL. See Prometheus.] (Zoöl.) A large American bombycid moth Its
larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a
silken band.
Promethean
(Pro*me"the*an) a. [L. Promethus: cf. F. prométhéen.]
1. Of or pertaining to Prometheus. See Prometheus. "Promethean fire." Shak.
2. Having a life-giving quality; inspiring.
Promethean
(Pro*me"the*an) n. (Old Chem.) (a) An apparatus for automatic ignition. (b) A kind of
lucifer match.
Prometheus
(Pro*me"the*us) n. [L., fr. Gr. from to have forethought for.] (Class. Myth.) The son of
Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge,
and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter,
being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon
his liver.
Prominence
(Prom"i*nence Prom"i*nen*cy) n. [L. prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See Prominent. ]
1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness.
2. That which is prominent; a protuberance.
