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 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
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Forerunner (stamp), 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)
Xianxingzhe () is the first bipedal humanoid robot in China, created in 2000 by the Chinese National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, Hunan. The robot, standing 140 cm tall and weighing 20 kg, walks at a pace of two steps per se ...
, 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
''The Forerunner'' is a print publication (1981-1994) and website (1996-present) that emphasizes reformation of society and biblical worldview. Contributing editors and correspondents from Russia, Ukraine, China, Latin America, South Africa and man ...
'', an internationally distributed Christian campus newspaper from 1981 to 1994
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Garmin Forerunner, 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, a model of passenger vehicle
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