Antecedaneously

Origin

From en + -antecedaneous + ly.

Full definition of antecedaneously

Adverb

1. (rare, archaic or obsolete) In an antecedaneous way: precedingly.
• 1826, John Owen, The Works of John Owen, We will therefore suppose that those unto whom the word is declared, have antecedaneously thereunto, all the help which the light of nature will afford.
• 1816, John Owen, The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, –– Is that which we affirm to be antecedaneously necessary unto justifying faith.
• 1841, John Owen, A Discourse Concerning the Holy Spirit, There is, as was said, no certain measure or degree of these accidents or consequents of conviction to be prescribed unto any as antecedaneously necessary to sincere conversion and sound believing.