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Definition of: preterition
(pret′ə·rish′ən) noun
1. The act of passing over or omitting.
2. The omission or passing by of a natural heir without mention by a testator in his will.
3. In the doctrine of predestination, the passing-by of the non-elect. [<LL praeteritio, -onis <L praeteritus. See PRETERIT.]
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