prelibation

[ pree-lahy-bey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a foretaste.

prelibation

/ ˌpriːlaɪˈbeɪʃən /

noun

1. rare.
   an advance taste or sample; foretaste

Word History and Origins

Origin of prelibation¹

1520–30; < Late Latin praelībātiōn- (stem of praelībātiō ) a foretaste, anticipation, equivalent to praelībāt ( us ) (past participle of praelībāre to taste beforehand) + -iōn- -ion. See pre-, libation

Word History and Origins

Origin of prelibation¹

C16: from Late Latin praelībātiō a tasting beforehand, offering of the first fruits, from Latin prae before + lībāre to taste

Example Sentences

I am sure that to them the invocation of Beelzebub is a prelibation of carnality.

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