Home › Words › P › preforgivenesspreforgivenesspreforgiveness · adj — prior to forgiveness.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, preforgiveness ranks #1,665 of 43,225 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom pre- + forgiveness.adjPrior to forgiveness.e.g.“Phase One, the Uncovering Phase, is a preforgiveness phase that emphasizes the client developing awareness that there was in fact an injustice; that the offense caused pain, […]” — 2014, Robert J. Wicks, Elizabeth A. Maynard, Clinician's Guide to Self-Renewal:nounPreemptive forgiveness; the act of forgiving a person for something they may do in the future.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.preprayer 64% match — Before prayer. vs preforgiveness →preapology 64% match — An apology in advance; an apology before the fact. vs preforgiveness →aforegiven 64% match — Given or provided previously. vs preforgiveness →prebaptism 63% match — Before baptism. vs preforgiveness →prebaptismal 63% match — Before baptism. vs preforgiveness →forgiveless 61% match — unforgiving vs preforgiveness →preauthorization 61% match — Prior to authorization. vs preforgiveness →preborrowing 60% match — Prior to borrowing. vs preforgiveness →