Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forepurpose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-pur-pose
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A predetermined purpose

Example Sentences

"According to the forepurpose of eternity, which he wrought in Christ Jesus, the Lord of us; [...]"
"Man in the mind of God, in the eternal foreknowledge and forepurpose of God, man "as he shall be when his becoming shall be complete," is not less but more man than in his inchoate beginnings and in his incomplete processes."
"Out of his own forepurpose and will, he has cast away some to be damned which would not and should not be saved, and they out of necessity must be damned and so he has particularly redeemed some, and left others to perish."
"To him the Thunderer: “Thou know'st this council by the rest of those fore-purposes That still inclined me; my cares must still succour the distress Of Troy; …”"

Etymology

From fore- + purpose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Inflected Forms

forepurposes (plural) fore-purpose (alternative)

Questions

What does forepurpose mean?: A predetermined purpose
Where does forepurpose come from?: From fore- + purpose.

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