preparationist
/ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃ(ə)nɪst/noun
1A person who favours military preparedness. Now chiefly historical.
2Chiefly North American History. A Puritan who believed that individuals could and should actively prepare themselves for salvation by means of a period of humbling submission to God's law.
adjective
Of or relating to preparationists or their beliefs.
Origin
Early 20th century. From preparation + -ist.
- over-violent
- overvoltage
- overvote
- overvoting
- overvulcanise
- over-vulcanization
- over-vulcanize
- overvulcanize
- over-warm
- have (or add) another string to one's bow
- have (or be on) a short fuse
- have (or eat) someone for breakfast
- have (or gain) the upper hand
- have (or get) a foot in the door
- have (or get) a leg-up on
- have (or get) itchy feet
- have (or get)one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) one's snout (or nose) in the trough
- have (or get) someone/thing taped
- have (or get) something down to a fine art
- have (or give) it large
- have (or have grown) whiskers
- have (or hold) no terrors for someone
- have (or hold) someone in the palm of one's hand
- have (or keep) an ear to the ground