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prevenient

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREVENIENT

a.[L. proeveniens.] Going before; preceding; hence, preventive; as prevenient grace.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREVENIENT

Pre *ven "i *ent, a. Etym: [L. praeveniens, p. pr. ]

 

Defn: Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. "Prevenient grace descending. " Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prevenient

pre ven ient |priˈvēnēənt priˈviniənt | ▶adjective formal preceding in time or order; antecedent: John Wesley referred to God's work in the unconverted as prevenient grace. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin praevenient- ‘coming before, ’ from the verb praevenire, from prae ‘before ’ + venire ‘come. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

prevenient

prevenient |prɪˈviːnɪənt | ▶adjective formal preceding in time or order; antecedent. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin praevenient- ‘coming before ’, from the verb praevenire, from prae ‘before ’ + venire ‘come ’.