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Definition of Antepast
1. n. A foretaste.
Definition of Antepast
1. Noun. A foretaste. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antepast
1. an appetizer [n -S] - See also: appetizer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antepast
Literary usage of Antepast
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sacred Classics: Or, Cabinet Library of Divinity by Henry Stebbing, Richard Cattermole (1834)
"And this state is expressed by the apostle calling it ' the earnest of the Spirit:'
that is, here it is begun, and given as an antepast of glory, ..."
2. The Universalist Hymn-book: A New Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for the by Hosea Ballou, Edward Turner (1829)
"... That ev'ry sabbath I may know, ,An antepast of heav'n below, The rest of saints
above ! PROUD. HYMN 180. LM Fulfilment of God's Promises. Is. lxiii. 7. ..."
3. Brambletye House; Or, Cavaliers and Roundheads: Or, Cavaliers and Roundheads by Horace Smith (1826)
"... and gaze upon the ineffable glories of the divine presence, until, in an
antepast of the celestial beatitudes, her soul fainted with excess of ecstasy. ..."
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