preenact en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /pɹi.ɛnækt/
Etymology
From pre- + enact.
Meanings
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(transitive) To enact in advance.
But the event at the Last Supper was indeed a sacrifice, precisely because it preenacted the sacrifice on Calvary.
1994, Robert Sokolowski, Eucharistic Presence: A Study in the Theology of Disclosure, page 28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preenacting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preenacts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| preenacted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preenacted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pre-enact | alternative | lexicographic |