preterition
noun
- a passing over; omission
- Law an omitting of one or more legal heirs from a will
- Theol. the passing over by God of those not elect: a doctrine of Calvinism
See preterition in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(prĕtˌə-rĭshˈən)
noun- The act of passing by, disregarding, or omitting.
- Law Neglect of a testator to mention a legal heir in his or her will.
- Christianity The Calvinist doctrine that God neglected to designate those who would be damned, positively determining only the elect.
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