Forerunner may refer to:
Religion
* A holy person announcing the approaching appearance of a prophet, see
precursor (religion)
In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a central figure of the religion or who identified a central figure of the religion during the latter ...
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** As a title, used in particular for
John the Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...
within Christianity, and especially within the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
Other
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''Forerunner'' (album), by Canadian band The Cottars
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''The Forerunner'' (book) by
Kahlil Gibran
Gibran Khalil Gibran ( ar, جُبْرَان خَلِيل جُبْرَان, , , or , ; January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran (pronounced ), was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist ...
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Forerunner (stamp)
In philately, a forerunner is a postage stamp used before a region or territory issued stamps of its own. The term also includes stamps of the political predecessors of a country. For instance stamps of the state of Western Australia are forerunne ...
, in philately, a postage stamp used before a region can produce its own stamps
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Forerunner (''Halo''), an ancient race in the ''Halo'' videogame series
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Forerunner (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a race of humans in the role-playing game
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Forerunner (robot), a humanoid robot developed by China
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''Forerunner'' (magazine), an American magazine of the early 20th century
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The Forerunner'', an internationally distributed Christian campus newspaper from 1981 to 1994
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Garmin Forerunner
The Garmin Forerunner series is a selection of sports watches produced by Garmin. Most models use the Global Positioning System (GPS), and are targeted at road runners and triathletes. Forerunner series watches are designed to accurately mea ...
, a global positioning system device for recreational runners
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Forerunner (DC Comics)
Forerunner is a fictional character published by DC Comics. She first appeared in '' Countdown'' #46 (August 2007), and was created by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Jesus Saiz.
Fictional character biography
Viza Aziv's origin story, as well ...
, a fictional DC Comics character
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Toyota 4Runner
The Toyota 4Runner is an SUV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota and marketed globally since 1984, across five generations. In Japan, it was marketed as the and was withdrawn from the market in 2009. The original 4Runner was a compact ...
, a model of passenger vehicle
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