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Show PR . Arrogance; confidence blind and ad yentu Let my prefumption not provoke thy wrath n r v r t w a t y r f a For r m } : l b l t a o t a e t ] did not enterta g _ F h . ' g i r c e r w It war Danicl Left blind prefumption work their ruining the prefumption to dedicate to you a ver I ha " Dryden unfinifhed piece f o vour The awe of his majefty will keep us from prepromife th an fizmption defpair adj Presu'MPTIVE from prefume. o hi fro merc ! Rogers kr [prefomptive 1. Taken by previous fuppofition We commonl tak fhap an f fo colou py?fun:}vtiw ideas of {cx/tt'a} l'p.CC'lcs,"th.if picture, we readily fay thi rofe in a goo that Locke is a lion, an 2, Suppofed: as, rhe prefumptiv beir oppofed to the heir apparent 2, Confident; arrogant; prefumptuous There being two opinions repugnant to eac other, it may not be prefumptive or fceptical t Brown doubt of both epr PrESU'MPTUOUS. adj. [ prefumptueu - fomptueus, French. confident; infolent I. Arrogant Prefumptucus prieft this place commands my patience I follow him no With any token of prefumptucns fuit Shakefpeare Nor wouldI have him, till I do deferve him. Shak The boldnefs of advocates prevails with judges whereas they fhoul imitate God, who reprefiet the prefumptuous, an giveth grace to the modeft Bacon's Efjays Their minds fomewhat rais' Milton By falfe prefumptuous hope It being not the part of a prefumptuous, but o a truly humble man to do what he is bidden, an to pleafe thofe whom he is bound in duty to obey Kertleavell Some will not venture to look beyond receive hotions of the age, nor have fo prefumptuous thought, as to be wifer than their neighbours. Locke 2. Irreverent with refpec to holy things Th fin whereint he falleth are no pre Jumptuous; but are ordinarily of weaknefs and infirmity Perkins Thus I prefumptuous : and the vifion bright As with a {mile more brighten'd, thus reply'd. 2 The pow'rs incens' Punifh'd his prefumptuous pride "That for his daring enterprize fhe dy'd Dryden Canft thou lov Prefumptusus Crete, that boatts the tomb of Jove Po_pc' Presv'mrrUoUsLY. adw. [from prefumptuous, 1. Arrogantly; confidently Dp you, who ftudy nature's wosks, decide Wlnlfl:} the dark myfterious caufe admire of into what the gods conceal, prefumptuoufl . enquire Addifor's Remarks on Italy 3-.W1§h_ vain and groundlef 1 divine favour confidenc f I entreat your prayers, that God will keep m éfim all premature ‘perfuafion of my being i £ g‘fi; and not fuffer me to go on prefumptuoufl r EQzerately in any courfe Hammond RESU'MPTUQUSNESS 7. / [from pre fimxpmou;]. Qualit y of b ini prefumpRtll;ous; confidence ; irreveref {: X UPPOSAL, u. [ [pre and fuppof l S"PPOfal previoufly f(frmed. - Al 'th ngs neceflary to be known that we ma VOL II be fved but know whereof it reHooker Z0 PrESUPPO'sE. w. a. [prefuppofer, Fr pre and Juppofe. To fuppofe as previous; to imply as antecedent In as much as righteous life prefuppofer life in as much as to live virtuoufly it is impofiibl except we live; the firft impediment, which w endeavour to remove is penury and want of thing without which we cannot live Hoo All kinds of knowledge have their certain bounds each of them prefuppofeth many neceffary thing learned in othe {ciences and know beforehand Hooker PrEsurrosi‘rion. un. f. [prefuppofition French ; pre and fuppofition. Suppofition previoufly formed PresurMI'sE. 7. /. [pre and furmife. Surmife previoufly formed That It was your prefurmife in the dole of blows, your fon might drop Shakefpearc PrETE'NCE. n. f. [ pratenfus, Latin. 1. A falfe argument grounded upon Ai&titious poftulates This pretence againft religion will not only b baffled, but we fhall gain a new argument to perTillotfon fuade men over 2. 'T'he att of fhowin or allegin wha is not real; fhew; appearance With flying fpeed and feeming great pretenc Came running in a meflenger Spenfer So ftrong his appetite was to thofe execution h ha bee accuftome to i Ireland withou any kind of commiffion or pretence of authority Clarendon Let not Trojans, with a feign'd pretenc Of profter'd peace, delude the Latian prince. Dryd I fhould have dreffed the whole with greate care; but I had little time, which I am fure yo know to be more than pretence Wake 3. Affumption; claim to notice Defpife not thefe few enfuing pages; for neve was any thing of this pretence more ingenuoufl imparted Ewelyn 4. Claim true or falfe Spirits on our juft pretences arm' Fell with us O worthy not of liberty alone Milton Too mean pretence Milton but honour Primogeniture cannot have any pretence to a righ of folely inheriting property or power Laocke 5. Shake/peare ufes this word with mor affinity to the original Latin, for fomething threatened, or held out to terrify I have conceived a moft faint negle& of late which I bhave rather blamed as my own jealou curiofity, than as a very pretence and purpofe o unkindnefs Shakefpeare In the great hand of God I ftand, and thenc Againft the undivulg'd pretence 1figh Shake[peare's Macbeth He hath writ this to feel my affetion for you honour, and to no other pretence of danger Shak 7o PRETE'ND . a. [ pratendo, Latin pretendre, French. 1. To hold out; to ftretch forward Thi is mere latinity, and not ufed; perhap it fhould be protends Lucagus, to lath his horfes, bend Prone to the wheels, and his left foot prefendss Dry 2, To fimulate; to make falfe appearances or reprefentations to alleg falfely This let him know Left wilfully tranfgrefling he preten Surprifal Miiton What reafon then can any man pretend againf religion, when it is fo apparently for the benefit not only of human fociety, but of every parricela D illogfor perfon with prefugpofal of know ledge concerning certain principles ceiveth us already perfuaded Of treas'nous malice 2. Irreverently P PAR 3. To fhow hypocritically *Tis their intereft to guard themfelves fro thofe riotous effeéts of pretended zeal, nor is i Decay of Fiety lefs their duty 4 To hold out as a delufiv appcarance to exhibit as a cover of fomething hidThis is rather Latin den Warn all creatures from the Henceforth ; left that too heav'nly form, pretende To hellith falfehood, fnare them 5. T claim I rathe w fenf thi {ay, pretend to Chiefs fhall be grudg'd the part which they preten Are the Drydesn not rich wha mor ca they pre tend Pope 70 PRETE'ND. @. 7 1. To put in a claim truly.or falfely It is feldom ufed without fhade of cenfure What peace can be, where both to one pretend But they more diligent, and we more ftrong. Dryd I thof countrie tha preten t freedom princes are fubject to thofe laws which their peopl have chofen Swift 2. To prefume on ability to d thing; to profefs prefumptuoufly an Of the ground of rednefs in this fea are we no fully fatisfied? for there is another red fea, whof name we pretend not to make out from thef principles Brown PRETE'NDER. 7./. [from pretend. who lays claim to any thing On The prize was difputed only till you were feen now all pretenders have withdrawn their claims Dryden Whatever victories the feveral pretenders to th empire obtained over one another, they are recorded on coins without the leaft refle€tion. 4ddifon The numerous pretenders to place woul neve have been kept in order, if expeétation had bee cut off Savift To juft contempt ye vain pretenders fall The people's fable and the fcorn of all Pope Pretenders to philofophy or good fenfe gro fond of this fort of learning Watts PRETE'NDINGLY. adv. [from pretending. Arrogantly; prefumptuouily I have a particular reafon to look a little prefendingly at prefent Collier on Pritlz PrRETE'NSION. #. f. [pretenfo pretention, Freneh. 1. Claim true or falfe Latin But if to unjuft things thou doft pretend Ere they begin, let thy pretenfions end Denbam Men indulge thofe opinions and praétices, tha favour their pretenfions L' Eftrange The commons demand that the confulthip fhoul lic in commo to the pretenfions of any Roman 2. Fiftitious appearance or fenfe Savift A Latin phraf This was but an invention and preten/ion given ou by the Spaniards Bacon He fo much abhorred artifice and cunning, tha he had prejudice to all concealments and prefenfions Fell PrE"rER. %, f. {preter, Lat.] A particl which," prefixed to words of Latin ori ginal, fignifies befide PrRE‘TERIMPERFECT. adj. In grammar denotes the tenfe not perfectly paft PRE'TERIT, adj. '[preterit, French preteritus, Lat. Paft PrRETERI'TION. #. f. [preterition, Fr from preserit.] The a&t of going paft the ftate of being paft 3 Pre'teriT |
