Prevenient

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prevenient \Pre*ven"i*ent\, a. [L. praeveniens, p. pr.]
     Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. "Prevenient grace
     descending." --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  prevenient
       adj : in anticipation [syn: {anticipatory}]