prevenience

English

Etymology

From Latin praeveniēns (“preceding, coming before”).

Noun

prevenience (countable and uncountable, plural preveniences)

1. (Methodism) The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent.
2. (Methodism) Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation.

Usage notes

• In contemporary English, this term is specific to Methodism and the theology of John Wesley.

Derived terms

• prevenient grace