Home › Words › F › foreloveforeloveforelove means love in advance.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, forelove ranks #1,463 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom fore- + love.nounLove in advance.e.g.“Calvinists generally claim that in these instances God's foreknowledge should be understood as His “forelove.”” — 2008, Brad J. Waggoner, E. Ray Clendenen, Calvinism: A Southern Baptist Dialogue - Page 211:verbTo love beforehand or in advance.e.g.“To foreknow is to “forelove.” For a reason known only to God he bestows his love on some.” — 2009, Greg Ogden, Discipleship Essentials:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.forebelieve 74% match — To believe beforehand; believe in advance. vs forelove →forelearn 73% match — To learn beforehand or in advance. vs forelove →aforehand 69% match — Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation. vs forelove →forewish 69% match — To wish or desire beforehand. vs forelove →foretrust 68% match — To trust beforehand; trust in advance. vs forelove →forelive 67% match — To live or come before; precede vs forelove →forewrite 66% match — To write beforehand; write in advance. vs forelove →forelearning 66% match — Learning beforehand or in advance. vs forelove →