antecede

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Then we shall have, so to speak, the second and third terms; and from these it won't be difficult, I think, to calculate the term which should antecede them, namely, temperament.

From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph

And when we consider the assurances given us, that these declensions were to antecede the universal prevalence of true religion; they may also serve to increase our hope.

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew

It must antecede death, or it will be of no avail.

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew

Moreover, these parts cannot antecede this one all-embracing space, as the component parts from which the aggregate can be made up, but can be cogitated only as existing in it.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

Convictions, ordinarily, if not invariably, antecede conversion, prepare for it, and lead to it.

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew