antepast
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of antepast
1580–90; ante- + Latin pāstus food (originally past participle of pāscere to feed), equivalent to pās- feed + -tus past participle suffix
Example Sentences
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The reality is therefore yet to come, and by faith we receive only an antepast of its joys.
From Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation by John Bovee Dods
Is not the knowledge now possessed by the Saints, glorious though it be, but a foretaste, the antepast of a greater feast of knowledge yet to follow?
From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Orson F. Whitney
Here he walks and enjoys an antepast of heaven.
From Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation by John Bovee Dods
Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
The inaugural dissertation was, however, but a brief antepast of something more exhaustive to follow.
From Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities by J. Stephen (James Stephen) Jeans
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