preterition
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See also: praeterition
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin praeteritiō, from praetereō (“I omit”).
Noun[edit]
preterition (countable and uncountable, plural preteritions)
- The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
- (rhetoric) Synonym of paralipsis
- (law) The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in their will.
- (theology) The doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life those predestinated to salvation.
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Translations[edit]
the act of passing by, disregarding or omitting
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