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praeterition

praeterition is the alternative form of preterition.

Meaning of preterition

Noun

preterition (countable and uncountable, plural preteritions)

  1. The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
  2. (rhetoric) Synonym of paralipsis.
    Synonyms:
    paralipsis
  3. The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in their will.
  4. The doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life those predestinated to salvation.

Forms of praeterition

pluralpraeteritions

Questions about praeterition

What is praeterition the alternative form of?
Praeterition is the alternative form of preterition.

Words near praeterition in the dictionary

  1. praetaxation
  2. praeter-
  3. praeterist
  4. praeterists
  5. praeteritio
  6. praeterition
  7. praeteritions
  8. praeteritios
  9. praetermit
  10. praetermits
  11. praetermitted

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Adapted from Wiktionary: praeterition (page history and authors); preterition (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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