prochronicadj.

Brit.

/prəʊˈkrɒnɪk/, U.S.

/proʊˈkrɑnɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: pro- prefix², Greek χρόνος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < pro- prefix² + ancient Greek χρόνος time (see chronic adj.) + -ic suffix, after chronic adj.

Now historical.

Relating to a period before time began.

ΚΠ

1857 P. H. Gosse Creation 87 The two creations—..the prochronic and the diachronic—here unite.

1858 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 367/2 Some late lucubrations—witness the Prochronic theory of Gosse—are sufficiently visionary.

1953 C. E. Raven Nat. Relig. & Christian Theol. I. ix. 175 Gosse..argued that on the days of Creation this prochronic world came into objective existence.

1992 J. Hamilton-Paterson Seven-tenths v. iii. 181 Gosse claimed that some things were ‘prochronic’ or ‘pre’-Time. Adam's navel and the tree rings were prochronic.

Derivatives

† prochronically adv. Obsolete rare before the beginning of time.

ΚΠ

1857 P. H. Gosse Creation 173 It has been educed..prochronically, by the omnipotent fiat of the Creator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prochronic
释义	prochronicadj. Brit. /prəʊˈkrɒnɪk/, U.S. /proʊˈkrɑnɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: pro- prefix², Greek χρόνος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < pro- prefix² + ancient Greek χρόνος time (see chronic adj.) + -ic suffix, after chronic adj. Now historical. Relating to a period before time began. ΚΠ 1857 P. H. Gosse Creation 87 The two creations—..the prochronic and the diachronic—here unite. 1858 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 367/2 Some late lucubrations—witness the Prochronic theory of Gosse—are sufficiently visionary. 1953 C. E. Raven Nat. Relig. & Christian Theol. I. ix. 175 Gosse..argued that on the days of Creation this prochronic world came into objective existence. 1992 J. Hamilton-Paterson Seven-tenths v. iii. 181 Gosse claimed that some things were ‘prochronic’ or ‘pre’-Time. Adam's navel and the tree rings were prochronic. Derivatives † prochronically adv. Obsolete rare before the beginning of time. ΚΠ 1857 P. H. Gosse Creation 173 It has been educed..prochronically, by the omnipotent fiat of the Creator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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