preterition

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Synonyms: pretention, preteritive, preteritions, praeteritio

Antonyms: pretention, preteritive, preteritions, praeteritio

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Noun

1. The act of [[pass]]ing by, [[disregard]]ing or [[omit]]ting.
2. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} {{synonym of|en|paralipsis}}.
3. {{lb|en|legal}} The [[failure]] of a [[testator]] to [[name]] a [[legal]] [[heir]] in their [[will]].
4. {{lb|en|theology}} The [[doctrine]] that [[God]] passes over the non-[[elect]] in electing to eternal life those [[predestinate]]d to [[salvation]].

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