prevenient

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prevenient

/prᵻˈviːniənt/ UK
/prɪˈviː.ni.ənt/ US
/prəˈvi.ni.ənt/ US

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From Latin praeveniēns

adjective more prevenient · most prevenient

formal Relating to prevenience; antecedent; preceding; coming or happening before. Prevenient Grace deſcending had remov'd / The ſtonie from thir hearts, and made new fleſh / Regenerat grow inſtead, that ſighs now breath'd / Unutterable, which the Spirit of prayer / Inſpir'd, and wing'd for Heav'n with ſpeedier flight / Then loudeſt Oratorie: […]
Of grace: preceding repentance or faith and preparing the soul for salvation. So that in euery place we may see the mercy of god, eyther prevenient, or concomitant, eyther moving him to pitie us, or manifested in pitieing

Similar: antecedent, anticipatory, preceding, prior · Opposite: consequent, following, subsequent

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adjective

Similar: antecedent, anticipatory, preceding, prior · Opposite: consequent, following, subsequent

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@misc{prevenient_2026,
  title = {prevenient},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prevenient},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}