Nouns

prefiguration

noun

the act of providing vague advance indications; representing...

prehension

noun

the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the...

prelacy

noun

prelates collectively

prelature

noun

prelates collectively

premix

noun

a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients

preoccupancy

noun

the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

prepossession

noun

an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

prepotency

noun

the state of being predominant over others

presbyter

noun

an elder in the Presbyterian Church

presbyope

noun

a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resultin...

prescript

noun

prescribed guide for conduct or action

presentist

noun

a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of t...

preservationist

noun

someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites o...

presentment

noun

a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight...

presidentship

noun

the office and function of president

pressmark

noun

a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to i...

pressor

noun

any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood v...

prestidigitator

noun

someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

presumptuousness

noun

audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

presupposition

noun

the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having...

preterist

noun

a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of t...

preterite

noun

a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense

preterition

noun

suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of si...

preterit

noun

a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense

pretermission

noun

letting pass without notice

pretor

noun

an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic

preussen

noun

a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-d...

prevaricator

noun

a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

prexy

noun

the head administrative officer of a college or university

priapus

noun

(classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guar...

pricelessness

noun

the positive quality of being precious and beyond value

pricket

noun

a sharp metal spike to hold a candle

prickleback

noun

small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed...

priestcraft

noun

a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to...

primateship

noun

the office of primate

primatology

noun

the branch of zoology that studies primates

primigravida

noun

(obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time

primogeniture

noun

right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son

primogenitor

noun

an ancestor in the direct line

primordium

noun

an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundatio...

printmaker

noun

an artist who designs and makes prints

printmaking

noun

artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or sil...

prioress

noun

the superior of a group of nuns

prismatoid

noun

a polyhedron whose vertices all lie in one or the other of t...

prismoid

noun

a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number...

privateersman

noun

an officer or crew member of a privateer

prizefight

noun

a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize

proaccelerin

noun

a coagulation factor

probabilism

noun

a Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinio...

probationer

noun

a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period