单词 | prevening |
释义 | † preveningn. Obsolete. The action of anticipating, forestalling, preventing, or obstructing something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] lettingOE leta1175 marring1357 impediment1398 impeachment1432 unhelpc1449 interruption1463 impeach1511 hindrance1526 prevening1557 offence1578 cross1600 impedition1623 obstructing1641 impede1659 objectiona1667 bottleneck1886 dead wood1887 log-jam1890 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > anticipation, forecast > [noun] forecastinga1529 foreguessing1548 prevening1557 prejudice1560 prolepsis1578 foredeeming1587 forestalment1611 forestalling1641 forethought1653 anticipation1711 pre-empting1857 precasting1863 second-guessing1946 1557 in W. S. Cooper Charters Royal Burgh Ayr (1883) 46 Be stoping, prevenyng, trubling or impediment making to the saidis provest [etc.]. 1596 in S. Ree Rec. Elgin (1908) II. 41 Anent the prevening and postponying of all the mercattis fallin on the Sabboth dayes. 1686 in Rothesay Town Council Rec. (1935) I. 412 Preveining. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). † preveningadj. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. That prevenes; anticipatory; prevenient. † prevening grace n. Obsolete = prevenient grace n. at prevenient adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > gracious > of or relating to grace > prevenient prevening1552 preventing1593 prevenienta1607 preoperating1628 prevenant1790 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. f. c. Liiiv Be the preuenand grace..of God. 1619 A. Simson in W. K. Tweedie Sel. Biogr. (1845) I. 101 The preveening grace of God begins with us, the accompanying grace of God continues with us; that whilk he began the following grace perfytes, and crowns it in you. 1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. viii. 137 The tempest came suddenly vpon them, without any preuening dispositions. 1633 W. Struther True Happines 28 In Spiritual things we must ascend from gifts to grace, and in grace..from a preveening to an exciting grace. 1662 A. Petrie Compend. Hist. Catholick Church i. iii. §2. 28 By preveening grace and good will following, that which is the gift of God, becomes our work. 1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. i. 221 If it could have been proved that the wrong was done immediatly without any preveining provocation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1557adj.1552 |
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