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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John the Baptist
John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some 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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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)
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 s ...
, 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 m ...
'', 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, Global Positioning System (GPS), and are targeted at Road running, road runners and triathlon, triathletes. Forerun ...
, 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 as ...
, 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 six generations. In Japan, it was marketed as the and was withdrawn from the market in 2009. The original 4Runner was a comp ...
, a model of passenger vehicle
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