Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forestatement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forestate-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A statement made beforehand or in advance

Example Sentences

"The alchemical theory of universal development includes a philosophical forestatement of the modern evolutionary hypothesis which, considering the scientific ignorance and darkness of the Middle Ages, is simply bewildering, and justifies the indignant demand of one theosophical writer for the restitution of its rightful property to " a spoliated past.""
"Ignoring the progressive method of God's dealings with mankind, it treats the Jewish practices and beliefs of old time as having always been mere errors, and thus makes the Old Testament no more than a fantastic forestatement of the New Testament."

Etymology

From fore- + statement.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Inflected Forms

forestatements (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

forestate

Questions

What does forestatement mean?: A statement made beforehand or in advance
Where does forestatement come from?: From fore- + statement.

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