Preterition
Übersetzung von "preterition" ins Russisch
preterition
SubstantivUK
/ˌprɛtəˈrɪʃən/
US
/ˌprɛtərˈɪʃən/
preterition
preteritions Pl.
The preterition of his name in the list was an oversight.
Пропуск его имени в списке был упущением.
The lawyer used preterition to avoid mentioning the client's past crimes.
Адвокат использовал умолчание, чтобы избежать упоминания прошлых преступлений клиента.
Definitionen
preterition
SubstantivUK
/ˌprɛtəˈrɪʃən/
US
/ˌprɛtərˈɪʃən/
The act of passing over or omitting something.
The preterition of key details in the report led to misunderstandings.
In rhetoric, a figure of speech in which the speaker mentions something by stating that they will not mention it.
By saying he wouldn't discuss the scandal, the politician used preterition to bring attention to it.
In Christian theology, God's act of passing over certain individuals in the divine decree of election; the state of being left in a non-elect condition.
In Calvinist thought, preterition explains why some are not among the elect.