Definitions for preterition

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preterition pret·er·i·tion

Spelling: [pret-uh-rish-uh n]

IPA: /ˌprɛt əˈrɪʃ ən/

Preterition is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 414 anagrams from letters in preterition (eeiinoprrtt).

Definitions for preterition

noun

1. the act of passing by or over; omission; disregard.
2. Law. the passing over by a testator of an heir otherwise entitled to a portion.
3. Calvinistic Theology. the passing over by God of those not elected to salvation or eternal life.
4. Rhetoric. paralipsis.

Origin of preterition

1600-10; Late Latin praeteritiōn- (stem of praeteritiō) a passing by. See preterit, -ion