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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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(Preven-,) Prævein-, Preveening, ppl. adj. [Prevene v.] a. Prevenient. = Prevenand ppl. adj. b. Preceding, antecedent. —a. 1619 A. Simsone Sel. Biog. I 101.
Preveening 1633 Johnston Diary I 40.
Becaus He sought us first by His præveining grace a1633 W. Struther True Happines (1633) 28 (OED).
In spiritual things we must ascend from gifts to grace, and in grace … from a preveening to an exciting graceb. 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i xxi §2 (1699) 111.
Without any preveening provocation
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