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prevenient

Syllables: pre·ve·ni·entUK/prᵻˈviːniənt/US/prɪˈviː.ni.ənt/

prevenient adjective: relating to prevenience; antecedent; preceding; coming or happening before.

Adjective

prevenient (comparative more prevenient, superlative most prevenient)

  1. (formal) Relating to prevenience; antecedent; preceding; coming or happening before.
    • Prevenient Grace deſcending had remov'd / The ſtonie from thir hearts, and made new fleſh / Regenerat grow inſtead, that ſighs now breath'd / Unutterable, which the Spirit of prayer / Inſpir'd, and wing'd for Heav'n with ſpeedier flight / Then loudeſt Oratorie: […]1667, John Milton, “Book XI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
    • They drank and bet and muttered in an air of electric transiency, old men in gaitered sleeves galvanized from some stained sepia, posting time at cards prevenient of their dimly augured doom.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 22
  2. Of grace: preceding repentance or faith and preparing the soul for salvation.
    • So that in euery place we may see the mercy of god, eyther prevenient, or concomitant, eyther moving him to pitie us, or manifested in pitieing1626, IOHN GVMBLEDEN, Mr of Artes., GODS GREAT MERCY ΤΟ ΜΑΝΚINDE IN JESVS CHRIST. A SERMON PREACHED AT Pauls Crosse, March 18: being Palme Sunday. 1626., page 24

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Forms of prevenient

comparativemore prevenient
superlativemost prevenient

Origin of prevenient

From Latin praeveniēns

Words formed from prevenient

Questions about prevenient

What does prevenient mean?
Prevenient means relating to prevenience; antecedent; preceding; coming or happening before.
What part of speech is prevenient?
Prevenient is an adjective.
How do you pronounce prevenient?
Prevenient is pronounced /prᵻˈviːniənt/ (UK).

Words near prevenient in the dictionary

  1. prevened
  2. prevenes
  3. prevenge
  4. prevenience
  5. preveniences
  6. prevenient
  7. prevenient grace
  8. preveniently
  9. prevening
  10. prevent
  11. prevent defense

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