Associations to the word «Prevenient»
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Wiktionary
PREVENIENT, adjective. Of or pertaining to prevenience
PREVENIENT GRACE, noun. (Christianity) (theology) An Arminian doctrine distinctive to Methodism and the broader Wesleyan movement. It holds that man is so fallen that he is utterly incapable of perceiving the need for salvation, but God, in His infinite wisdom, has preveniently extended to humankind sufficient grace that we can, through free will, willingly accept salvation.
Dictionary definition
PREVENIENT, adjective. In anticipation.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.