pre-existentadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/,

/ˌpriːɛɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌpriᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/,

/ˌpriɛɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/

Forms: 1500s–1700s prae-existent, 1600s praexistant, 1600s– pre-existent.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, existent adj.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + existent adj. Compare Middle French preexistent , preexistant (1377), Italian preesistente (a1342). Compare earlier pre-exist v. and also pre-existing adj.

Existing beforehand, pre-existing; esp. that exists before birth or incarnation. Cf. pre-existence n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > [adjective] > existent or existing > existing previously or subsequently

prejacenta1513

antecedent1565

pre-existent1597

pre-existing1599

post-existent1678

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xlv. 615 The Almighty, who..without some matter præexistent, causeth a tree to arise.

1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 149 [That] the whole substance..of bread passeth into a præexistent substance, to wit, Christ's body.

1676 H. Nicholson Let. 10 May in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1986) XII. 284 The semen masculinum doth only faecundifye the eggs, that are really praexistant in the ovaria of the female.

1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. i. v. 99 According to the Jewish Notion of Souls sinning in some pre-existent State.

1764 C. Bulkley Oeconomy of Gospel ii. 161 Our Savior retained, even during the whole of his incarnate state, all the original honors of his prae-existent one.

1824 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 329 One of the Electors' names is Cattermole!!! I wonder what twi-bestialism that Fellow committed in his pre-existent state to bring down such a name upon him!

1855 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom (ed. 2) iii. 56 The Alcyons..are reproduced..by gemmæ, which..are developed around the pre-existent polyps.

1879 Athenæum 19 July 83/1 Not incapable of being harmoniously combined with pre-existent beliefs.

1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience xviii. 439 They prove nothing rigorously. They only corroborate our pre-existent partialities.

1942 Science 20 Nov. 462/1 It must be concluded that these [Bermudan species] have originated here through modification of pre-existent forms under extreme conditions of isolation.

1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. x. 592 Many of his [sc. Thomas D'Urfey's] poems were written to pre-existent melodies, yielding the so-called ‘mock songs’ of the period.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-existent
释义	pre-existentadj. Brit. /ˌpriːᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/, /ˌpriːɛɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌpriᵻɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/, /ˌpriɛɡˈzɪst(ə)nt/ Forms: 1500s–1700s prae-existent, 1600s praexistant, 1600s– pre-existent. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, existent adj. Etymology: < pre- prefix + existent adj. Compare Middle French preexistent , preexistant (1377), Italian preesistente (a1342). Compare earlier pre-exist v. and also pre-existing adj. Existing beforehand, pre-existing; esp. that exists before birth or incarnation. Cf. pre-existence n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > [adjective] > existent or existing > existing previously or subsequently prejacenta1513 antecedent1565 pre-existent1597 pre-existing1599 post-existent1678 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xlv. 615 The Almighty, who..without some matter præexistent, causeth a tree to arise. 1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 149 [That] the whole substance..of bread passeth into a præexistent substance, to wit, Christ's body. 1676 H. Nicholson Let. 10 May in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1986) XII. 284 The semen masculinum doth only faecundifye the eggs, that are really praexistant in the ovaria of the female. 1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. i. v. 99 According to the Jewish Notion of Souls sinning in some pre-existent State. 1764 C. Bulkley Oeconomy of Gospel ii. 161 Our Savior retained, even during the whole of his incarnate state, all the original honors of his prae-existent one. 1824 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1971) V. 329 One of the Electors' names is Cattermole!!! I wonder what twi-bestialism that Fellow committed in his pre-existent state to bring down such a name upon him! 1855 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom (ed. 2) iii. 56 The Alcyons..are reproduced..by gemmæ, which..are developed around the pre-existent polyps. 1879 Athenæum 19 July 83/1 Not incapable of being harmoniously combined with pre-existent beliefs. 1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience xviii. 439 They prove nothing rigorously. They only corroborate our pre-existent partialities. 1942 Science 20 Nov. 462/1 It must be concluded that these [Bermudan species] have originated here through modification of pre-existent forms under extreme conditions of isolation. 1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. x. 592 Many of his [sc. Thomas D'Urfey's] poems were written to pre-existent melodies, yielding the so-called ‘mock songs’ of the period. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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