单词 | premortal |
释义 | > as lemmaspremortal premortal adj. Brit. /(ˌ)priːˈmɔːtl/ , U.S. /ˌpriˈmɔrdl/ (a) chiefly Theology existing or occurring before the creation of mortal creatures; (b) existing or occurring shortly before death; also in extended use.ΚΠ 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 201 The premortal manhood which inhered In the conception of creative mind. 1916 I. Friedlaender tr. S. M. Dubnow Hist. Jews in Russia & Poland viii. 263 The pre-mortal agonies of the doomed commonwealth, which was destined to undergo two more partitions. 1993 Ensign Mar. 58/1 The seed of that respectful conviction was planted in the premortal existence, when the Father's plan of moral agency..was followed over Lucifer's proposed amendment of forced obedience. 1998 R. Gordon Ailments through Ages 129 The next evening, Dickens developed the premortal gasping breathing known to Hippocrates, [and] at six he died. < as lemmas |
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