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pret·er·i·tion  (prt-rshn)

n.

1. The act of passing by, disregarding, or omitting.

2. Law Neglect of a testator to mention a legal heir in his or her will.

3. Christianity The Calvinist doctrine that God neglected to designate those who would be damned, positively determining only the elect.

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[Late Latin praeteriti, praeteritin-, a passing over, from Latin praeteritus, past participle of praeterre, to go by; see preterit.]

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preterition [ˌprɛtəˈrɪʃən]

n

1. the act of passing over or omitting

2. (Law) Roman law the failure of a testator to name one of his children in his will, thus invalidating it

3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (in Calvinist theology) the doctrine that God passed over or left unpredestined those not elected to final salvation

[from Late Latin praeteritiō a passing over]

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Noun

1.

preterition - suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted paraleipsis, paralepsis, paralipsis rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)