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Meaning of "prevenient" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PREVENIENT

From Latin praevenīre to precede, prevent.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PREVENIENT

prevenient  [prɪˈviːnɪənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREVENIENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prevenient is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PREVENIENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prevenient in the English dictionary

The definition of prevenient in the dictionary is coming before; anticipating or preceding.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREVENIENT


ambient
ˈæmbɪənt
Bryant
ˈbraɪənt
client
ˈklaɪənt
compliant
kəmˈplaɪənt
convenient
kənˈviːnɪənt
deviant
ˈdiːvɪənt
gelato
ˈvɛərɪənt
giant
ˈdʒaɪənt
gradient
ˈɡreɪdɪənt
ingredient
ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt
intervenient
ˌɪntəˈviːnɪənt
lenient
ˈliːnɪənt
orient
ˈɔːrɪənt
radiant
ˈreɪdɪənt
recipient
rɪˈsɪpɪənt
superconvenient
ˌsuːpərkənˈviːnɪənt
supervenient
ˌsuːpəˈviːnɪənt
transient
ˈtrænzɪənt
ultraconvenient
ˌʌltrəkənˈviːnɪənt
variant
ˈvɛərɪənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREVENIENT

prevenancy
prevene
prevenience
preveniently
prevent
preventability
preventable
preventably
preventative
preventer
preventibility
preventible
preventibly
prevention
preventive
preventive medicine
preventively
preventiveness
preverb
preverbal

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREVENIENT

ancient
coefficient
deficient
efficient
energy-efficient
fuel-efficient
impatient
inconvenient
inefficient
inpatient
insufficient
Lorient
obedient
outpatient
patient
proficient
quotient
resilient
salient
sufficient

Synonyms and antonyms of prevenient in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prevenient» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREVENIENT

Find out the translation of prevenient to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prevenient from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prevenient» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

prevenient的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preveniente
570 millions of speakers

English

prevenient
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निरोधपरक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

prevenient لل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предваряющая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prevenient
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prevenient
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prévenante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terdedah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prevenient
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

見越し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Preventsent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

prevenient
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முந்தி நடக்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भेदभाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prevenient
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preveniente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uprzedzającą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

яка випереджає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prevenient
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

prevenient
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

-komende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prevenient
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forutgående
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prevenient

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREVENIENT»

The term «prevenient» is normally little used and occupies the 137.603 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREVENIENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prevenient

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREVENIENT»

Discover the use of prevenient in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prevenient and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Streams of Mercy: Prevenient Grace in the Theology of John ...
Finally, Crofford demonstrates major ways in which prevenient grace was deployed in the writings of selected Methodist theologians.
Gregory Crofford, 2010
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The Prevenient Piety of Samuel Wesley, Sr.
The Prevenient Piety of Samuel Wesley, Sr. examines the life of Samuel Wesley, exploring the influences of his early Dissenting upbringing, his Oxford education, subsequent published writings, and post 1709 sermons.
Arthur Alan Torpy, 2009
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Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities
work is done by prevenient grace, which is grounded in God's nature as love. Prevenient grace is, Dunning says, “a direct inference from the New Testament understanding of God.”64 It restores true free will as freedom for God that was lost in ...
Roger E. Olson, 2009
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This Strange Illness: Alcoholism and Bill W.
Prevenient Grace is the free gift of God, antecedent to conversion. Subsequent Grace occurs if God and Man cooperate after conversion. Prevenient Grace might be — but is not in fact — adequate to (that is, sufficient for) salvation, while ...
Jared Lobdell, 2004
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Flame of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit
"Prevenient grace" is the term Wesley used to refer to universal, gracious operations of the Spirit. In his context the issue was how sinners could exercise faith without it being a contribution to salvation. His answer was that grace comes before ...
Clark H. Pinnock, 2009
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Malebranche: The Search After Truth: With Elucidations of ...
On the fifth chapter, where I say: That prevenient delight is the grace of Jesus Christ. Although I say in this chapter that prevenient delight is the grace that Jesus Christ has particularly merited for us, and although I elsewhere absolutely call it ...
Nicolas Malebranche, Thomas M. Lennon, Paul J. Olscamp, 1997
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Principles of Christian Faith
God's Prevenient Grace as Manifested in the Election of the Israelites The Scripture states that God chose the Israelites from among the nations to be His own people. This was not because they were more talented or more powerful or more ...
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Inner Grace : Augustine in the Traditions of Plato and Paul: ...
But precisely because prevenient grace is about beginnings, it is independent of our prior desires, prayers, and choices. It can do without the whole Platonist psychology that Augustine had originally used to interpret his religious experience ...
St. Davids Phillip Cary Professor of Philosophy Eastern University, Pennsylvania, 2008
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Human and Divine Agency: Anglican, Catholic, and Lutheran ...
Bearing this in mind, it is also interesting to note the distinction used in Roman Catholic theology between prevenient and peculiar grace, a distinction which Erasmus makes use of in the debate on free will. He claims that peculiar grace is  ...
Frederick Michael McLain, W. Mark Richardson, 1999
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United Methodist Questions, United Methodist Answers: ...
5. Salvation. 25. What. is. prevenient,. justifying,. and. sanctifying. grace? John. Wesley said salvation was like a house. “Our main doctrines, which include all the rest, are three: that of repentance, of faith, and of holiness. The first of these we ...
F. Belton Joyner, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREVENIENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prevenient is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jacob Arminius Theologian of Grace– Part Thirteen
If a person is not saved, it is not because God absolutely decreed it, but because that person finally refused prevenient grace that would have ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
Devotional column: What does it mean to love God?
And the desire to love God is placed in our hearts and minds by the gift of what John Wesley call “prevenient grace,” a grace that relentlessly ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
3
Jacob Arminius Theologian of Grace– Part Nine
BEN: One of the things that is not clear to me from reading your book is the relationship between the Holy Spirit and prevenient grace in the ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Jacob Arminius Theologian of Grace– Part Seven
BEN: Why was Arminius accused of Pelagianism or semi-Pelagianism if in fact he was clear that prevenient grace comes to a person purely by ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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REFLECTING ON RELIGION: It's all about grace
In Wesleyan circles, we often throw around the phrase “prevenient grace.” It's a theological term that means God's grace is available to us, ... «Mineral Wells Index, Jun 15»
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Roger Olson's 'Arminian Theology'– Part Fourteen
ROGER: I have posited a “partial regeneration” in the reception of prevenient grace. But full regeneration, the “expulsive power of a new ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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Roger Olson's 'Arminian Theology'– Part Twelve
7.13-25 doesn't appear to have prevenient grace at work in him, at least in so far as his ability to keep God's Word or do anything good. So… «Patheos, Jun 15»
8
Roger Olson's 'Arminian Theology'– Part Five
... he can respond positively to the Gospel, and without prevenient grace, he could not do so. It seems therefore that Arminius, and later Wesley ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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Roger Olson's 'Arminian Theology'– Part Four
But Wesley also believes in universal prevenient grace, which it is not clear that Arminius does. Thus while the accusation of having a Pelagian ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
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Roger Olson's 'Arminian Theology'– Part Two
BEN: Supposing for a moment that prevenient grace is universally distributed to all humankind, what do you think Arminius' answer to the ... «Patheos, Jun 15»

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