Synopsis vs Recapitulation - What's the difference?
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A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
(Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
A subsequent brief recitement or enumeration of the major points in a narrative, article, or book.
(music) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section.
(biology) The reenactment of the embryonic development in evolution of the species.
(theology) The symmetry provided by Christ's life to the teachings of the Old Testament; the summation of human experience in Jesus Christ.
* 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 144:
Synopsis is a related term of recapitulation.
As nouns the difference between synopsis and recapitulation
is that synopsis is synopsis while recapitulation is recapitulation.synopsis
English
(wikipedia synopsis)Noun
(synopses)Synonyms
* (brief summary): abridgment, abstract, conspectus, outline, overview, summarySee also
* bird's-eye viewExternal links
* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----recapitulation
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(wikipedia recapitulation)Noun
(en noun)- one would expect God's final purpose to be expressed in his created world, since the doctrine of recapitulation showed that this is where his plans had worked out before.