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fore-approval

fore-approval noun: approval granted beforehand or in advance.

Noun

fore-approval (countable and uncountable, plural fore-approvals)

  1. Approval granted beforehand or in advance.
    • The word "foreknow" in the text is significant of fore-approval, fore-delight, fore-love, approbation, and choice.1866, George Wyard, Devout and explanatory reflections on important portions of God's Word
    • The "foreknowledge" spoken of is evidently a fore-approval; it denotes the resting of the mind of God beforehand upon the person with complacency and love.1874, Edward Hayes Plumptre, The Bible educator, ed. by E.H. Plumptre

Forms of fore-approval

pluralfore-approvals
alternative formforeapproval

Origin of fore-approval

From fore- + approval.

Questions about fore-approval

What does fore-approval mean?
Fore-approval means approval granted beforehand or in advance.
What part of speech is fore-approval?
Fore-approval is a noun.
What is the plural of fore-approval?
The plural of fore-approval is fore-approvals.

Words near fore-approval in the dictionary

  1. fore-and-aft rigs
  2. fore-and-aft-rigged
  3. fore-and-after
  4. fore-and-afters
  5. fore-answer
  6. fore-approval
  7. fore-arm
  8. fore-arms
  9. fore-bemoaned
  10. fore-body
  11. fore-bridge

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