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preterition
pret·er·i·tion P0547200 (prĕt′ə-rĭsh′ən)n.1. The act of passing by, disregarding, or omitting.2. Law The failure of a testator to provide for a legal heir in his or her will.3. Christianity The Calvinist doctrine that God neglected to designate those who would be damned, positively determining only the elect.
[Late Latin praeteritiō, praeteritiōn-, a passing over, from Latin praeteritus, past participle of praeterīre, to go by; see preterite.]preterition (ˌprɛtəˈrɪʃən) n1. the act of passing over or omitting2. (Law) Roman law the failure of a testator to name one of his children in his will, thus invalidating it3. (Theology) (in Calvinist theology) the doctrine that God passed over or left unpredestined those not elected to final salvation[C17: from Late Latin praeteritiō a passing over]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | preterition - suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omittedparaleipsis, paralepsis, paralipsisrhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
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preterition
preterition in Roman law the failure of a testator to name one of his children in his will, thus invalidating it. See also CONDITIO SI TESTATOR SINE LIBERIS DECESSERIT.PRETERITION, civil law. The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a legitime, (q.v.) in the succession.
2. Among the Romans, the preterition of children when made by the mother were presumed to have been made with design; the preterition of sons by any other testator was considered as a wrong and avoided the will, except the will of a soldier in service, which was not subject to so much form. preterition
Synonyms for preteritionnoun suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omittedSynonyms- paraleipsis
- paralepsis
- paralipsis
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