antecedence
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The literature for the metaverse in its antecedence is dystopic.
From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2022
For your own guidance, as to His Imperial Majesty's antecedence, I am enclosing herein a copy of His Biography.
From Time Magazine Archive
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It is known as habitual antecedence, and as tendency on our part to look for something definite to come.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William
The only new departure is the aeroplane, for the gas attack is another form of the Chinese stink-pot and our old mystery friend Greek fire may claim antecedence to the Flammenwerfer.
From My Second Year of the War by Palmer, Frederick
Secondly, it may be referred to the very nature of the action itself: that is, forasmuch as predestination implies antecedence and gratuitous effect.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint