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verbpreenact (third-person singular simple present preenacts, present participle preenacting, simple past and past participle preenacted)
present singular third person preenacts · participle present preenacting · participle past preenacted · past preenacted · alternative pre-enact
- transitiveTo enact in advance.
But the event at the Last Supper was indeed a sacrifice, precisely because it preenacted the sacrifice on Calvary.
1994, Robert Sokolowski, Eucharistic Presence: A Study in the Theology of Disclosure, page 28
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APA
preenact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preenact
MLA
“preenact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preenact. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preenact,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preenact.
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