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Definition of Pretermission
1. Noun. Letting pass without notice.
Definition of Pretermission
1. n. The act of passing by or omitting; omission.
Definition of Pretermission
1. Noun. omission (act of omitting to do something) ¹
2. Noun. preterition ¹
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Definition of Pretermission
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pretermission
Literary usage of Pretermission
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homiletics: Or, The Theory of Preaching by Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet, Thomas Harvey Skinner (1870)
"pretermission seems to imply a desire to pass in silence what is too well known or
... pretermission is used to classify two orders of ideas or arguments; ..."
2. A critical exposition of the third chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Romans by James Morison (1866)
"pretermission of which the Apostle here speaks. It is a relationship of sovereign
mercy that is akin to that which is indicated iu the expression that is ..."
3. A Critical Exposition of the Third Chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the by James Morison (1866)
"The word obviously means pretermission, or the act of letting pass by unpunished.
The real distinction between this pretermission, and remission will appear ..."
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