antepast

American  

[an-ti-past] / ˈæn tɪˌpæst /

noun

Archaic.

1. a foretaste; appetizer.

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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

In his philosophy, so bland, benignant, and contemplative, the mind tastes the very luxury of rest, and has an antepast of measureless content.

From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Hudson, Henry Norman

Here he walks and enjoys an antepast of heaven.

From Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation by Dods, John Bovee

But—won't it taste the sweeter if your antepast is the delight of forgiveness?

From At Last by Harland, Marion

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 Jeans, J. Stephen (James Stephen)

The mildness of the sentence was an antepast of a more enlarged liberty under the new form of government.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll