prevenient
1Prevenient — Pre*ven i*ent, a. [L. praeveniens, p. pr.] Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. Prevenient grace descending. Milton. [1913 Webster] …
2prevenient — [prē vēn′yənt, privēn′yənt] adj. [L praeveniens, prp. of praevenire: see PREVENT] 1. going before; preceding 2. anticipating; expectant 3. antecedent to human action [prevenient grace] prevenience [prē vēn′yəns, pri vēn′yəns] n …
3prevenient — index aforesaid, antecedent, before mentioned, precursory, preliminary, previous, prior, said Burton s …
4prevenient — 1650s, from L. praevenientem, prp. of praevenire, from prae (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + venire to come (see VENUE (Cf. venue)) …
5Prevenient grace — is a Christian theological concept rooted in Augustinian theology [Henry Bettenson, The Later Christian Fathers (London: Oxford University Press, 1970), pp. 204 205.] and embraced primarily by Arminian Christians who are influenced by the… …
6prevenient grace — noun An Arminian doctrine distinctive to Methodism and the broader Wesleyan movement. It holds that man is so fallen that he is utterly incapable of perceiving the need for salvation, but God, in His infinite wisdom, has preveniently extended to… …
7prevenient grace — noun : divine grace that is said to operate on the human will antecedent to its turning to God * * * divine grace operating on the human will prior to its turning to God. [1660 70] * * * prevenient grace, Theology. divine grace turning the heart… …
8prevenient — adjective Etymology: Latin praevenient , praeveniens, present participle of praevenire Date: circa 1656 antecedent, anticipatory • preveniently adverb …
9prevenient — prevenance /prev euh neuhns/, prevenience /pri veen yeuhns/, n. preveniently, adv. /pri veen yeuhnt/, adj. 1. coming before; antecedent. 2. anticipatory. [1600 10; < L praevenient (s. of praeveniens) coming before, prp. of praevenire to… …
10prevenient — adjective Of or pertaining to prevenience …
