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

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Example Sentences

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antepast

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

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

From At Last by Marion Harland

Expectation may be either of good or evil; presentiment almost always, apprehension and foreboding always, of evil; anticipation and antepast, commonly of good.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald

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 conclusion is unavoidable that the reality must correspond with its antepast by faith.

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

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