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forepromise

noun

Etymology

From fore- + promise (noun).

  1. derived from prōmissum — “a promise”
  2. derived from prōmissa
  3. derived from promesse
  4. inherited from promis
  5. prefixed as forepromise — “fore + promise”

Definitions

  1. A promise made in advance

    • The present passage is important as bringing the regenerating work of the Holy Ghost into direct relation to the resurrection of the body as a forepromise of that final deliverance [...]

  2. To promise beforehand or in advance

    • For so God did forepromise in the prophet Isaiah [chap. lxvi.], “ Behold, I will let p'eace into Jerusalem like a waterflood,” die. And in Psalm lxxi. “ In his time righteousness shall flourish, yea and abundance of peace," &c.
    • We will come to them, but first I must provide those explanations I forepromised in the preface: [...]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA