prevenience
English
Etymology
From Latin praeveniēns (“preceding, coming before”).
Noun
prevenience (countable and uncountable, plural preveniences)
- (Methodism) The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
- (Methodism) Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation.
Usage notes
- In contemporary English, this term is specific to Methodism and the theology of John Wesley.
Derived terms
- prevenient grace