Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or state of being antecedent or prevenient.
- noun Attention to another's needs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of anticipating or going before; anticipation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The act of going before; anticipation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being
antecedent . - noun Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation.
Etymologies
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From Latin praeveniēns ("preceding, coming before").
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Examples
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I first learned the word "prevenience" from Eugene Peterson in his book "The Contemplative Pastor".
CHARIS SHALOM Bryan Riley 2010
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The keen sense, present throughout this amazingly rich collection, of the reality, prevenience, presence, protection -- of the central importance for man, of God, the All-Abiding, finds thus its full, deathless articulation.
Progress and History Francis Sydney Marvin 1903
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The traditional doctrine defining this truth is prevenience: God everywhere and always seizing the initiative.
CHARIS SHALOM Bryan Riley 2010
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