prevenient adjective. [prɪ'vi:nɪǝnt] E17.
[Latin praevenient- pres. ppl stem of praevenire come before, anticipate, from prae PRE- + venire come: see -ENT.]
1. Coming before, preceding, previous; antecedent, esp. to human action. E17.
prevenient grace Theology the grace of God which precedes repentance and conversion, and predisposes the heart to seek God prior to any initiative on the part of the recipient.

2. Anticipatory, expectant. (Foll. by of.) E19.

■ preveniently adverb antecedently, previously M17.

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