aforenessn.

Brit.

/əˈfɔːnəs/, U.S.

/əˈfɔrnəs/

Forms: see afore adv., prep., and conj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afore adv., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < afore adv. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier foreness n. and also beforeness n.

rare.

The state of coming before; pre-existence, earlier existence; (also) an earlier period of existence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > previous existence

aforeness1592

pre-existence1601

pre-existency1642

1592 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. (new ed.) iv. 46 As for the Euerlastingnesse, it can abide neither aforenesse [1587 forenesse] nor afternesse [Fr. ne premier ne dernier].

1977 ‘Ophiel’ Art & Pract. Caballa Magic (new ed.) v. 120 I am not prepared at this time to designate exactly..what the hell we are doing here, and why don't we remember anything as to aforeness.

1997 J. Haien Matters of Chance (1998) 169 Morgan asked him where he had gone to law school. Answer: Columbia, with an aforeness of Exeter and Yale.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aforeness
释义	aforenessn. Brit. /əˈfɔːnəs/, U.S. /əˈfɔrnəs/ Forms: see afore adv., prep., and conj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afore adv., -ness suffix. Etymology: < afore adv. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier foreness n. and also beforeness n. rare. The state of coming before; pre-existence, earlier existence; (also) an earlier period of existence. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > previous existence aforeness1592 pre-existence1601 pre-existency1642 1592 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. (new ed.) iv. 46 As for the Euerlastingnesse, it can abide neither aforenesse [1587 forenesse] nor afternesse [Fr. ne premier ne dernier]. 1977 ‘Ophiel’ Art & Pract. Caballa Magic (new ed.) v. 120 I am not prepared at this time to designate exactly..what the hell we are doing here, and why don't we remember anything as to aforeness. 1997 J. Haien Matters of Chance (1998) 169 Morgan asked him where he had gone to law school. Answer: Columbia, with an aforeness of Exeter and Yale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1592
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