† protimesisn.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin protimesis; Greek προτίμησις.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin protimesis preference (1603 in a British source) or its etymon ancient Greek προτίμησις preference < προτιμᾶν to honour before or above ( < προ- pro- prefix² + τιμᾶν to honour < τιμή honour: see timocracy n.) + -σις -sis suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

The valuing of one thing above another; preference.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing as more desirable

preferment1526

pre-election1589

protimesisa1638

preference1673

a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) li. 285 ‘I will have mercy and not sacrifice’; it is no Antithesis, but a Protimesis, that ‘I had rather have mercy than sacrifice’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	protimesis
释义	† protimesisn. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin protimesis; Greek προτίμησις. Etymology: < post-classical Latin protimesis preference (1603 in a British source) or its etymon ancient Greek προτίμησις preference < προτιμᾶν to honour before or above ( < προ- pro- prefix² + τιμᾶν to honour < τιμή honour: see timocracy n.) + -σις -sis suffix. Obsolete. rare. The valuing of one thing above another; preference. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing as more desirable preferment1526 pre-election1589 protimesisa1638 preference1673 a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) li. 285 ‘I will have mercy and not sacrifice’; it is no Antithesis, but a Protimesis, that ‘I had rather have mercy than sacrifice’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.a1638
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