Apotelesmatic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apotelesmatic \Ap`o*tel`es*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? effect of
     the stars on human destiny, fr. ? to complete; ? from + ? to
     end, ? end.]
     1. Relating to the casting of horoscopes. [Archaic]
        --Whewell.
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     2. Relating to an issue of fulfillment.
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              In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have,
              or rather comprise, an apotelesmatic sense, i. e.,
              one of after or final accomplishment. --M. Stuart.
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