preterition

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of passing by, disregarding or omitting.
2. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) Synonym of paralipsis.
3. (countable, uncountable) The failure of a testator to name a legal heir in their will.
4. (countable, uncountable) The doctrine that God passes over the non-elect in electing to eternal life those predestinated to salvation.

Concetti

omissione

sinonimi

omission

paraleipsis

paralipsis

reservation

paralepsis

neglect

default

reticence

omittance

passing

defection

dereliction

disregard

failure

Etimologia (Inglese)

Borrowed from Latin praeteritiō, from praetereō (“I omit”).