单词 | prevenant |
释义 | prevenant, a. and n. rare.|ˈprɛvɪnənt| Also as French prévenant. [F., orig. pres. pple. of prévenir to predispose, prepossess: see prevene.] A. adj. 1. In F. form prévenant |prevnɑ̃|. Courteously anticipating the needs of others; obliging.
1770F. Burney Early Diary (1889) I. 86 There is something in his manner prévenant. †2. = prevenient 2. Obs. rare—1.
1790Bystander 386 He made me comprehend..a wide difference between..grace prevenant and grace co-operant. B. n. Something that precedes; an antecedent.
1876W. G. Ward Ess. Philos. Theism (1884) I. 318 On reflection, we think it will be satisfactory if we use the word ‘prevenant’ to denote what he calls ‘cause’. |

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