Precedents

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of precedent form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of precedent form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Example

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"Some religious people wonder if God or gods come down in human form. Hinduism's avatars and Christianity's Christ are precedents. In the concept of pantheism, everything and everybody have some aspect of godliness, at some level, even though sometimes scarcely."

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