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prevenient

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pre·ven·ient  (pr-vnynt)
adj.
1. Coming before; preceding.
2. Expectant; anticipatory.
[Latin praevenins, praevenient-, present participle of praevenre, to precede : prae-, pre- + venre, to come; see gw- in Indo-European roots.]
pre·venient·ly adv.
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Adj.1.prevenient - in anticipation
anticipatory
antecedent - preceding in time or order


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Though he had never regarded himself as other than an orthodox Christian, and would argue on prevenient grace if the subject were proposed to him, I think his virtual divinities were good practical schemes, accurate work, and the faithful completion of undertakings: his prince of darkness was a slack workman.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
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