prevenience

== English == === Etymology === From Latin praeveniēns (“preceding, coming before”). === Noun === prevenience (countable and uncountable, plural preveniences) (Methodism) The act or condition of occurring earlier, of being antecedent. (Methodism) Something done beforehand in anticipation of a later situation. ==== Usage notes ==== In contemporary English, this term is specific to Methodism and the theology of John Wesley. ==== Derived terms ==== prevenient grace