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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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