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Webster 1913 Edition


Supervenient

Suˊper-ven′ient

,
Adj.
[L.
superveniens
, p. pr.]
Coming as something additional or extraneous; coming afterwards.
That branch of belief was in him
supervenient
to Christian practice.
Hammond.
Divorces can be granted,
a mensa et toro
, only for
supervenient
causes.
Z. Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Supervenient

SUPERVE'NIENT

,
Adj.
Coming upon as something additional or extraneous.
That branch of belief was in him supervenient to christian practice.
Divorces can be granted, a mensa et toro, only for supervenient causes.

Definition 2024


supervenient

supervenient

English

Adjective

supervenient (comparative more supervenient, superlative most supervenient)

  1. (logic, philosophy, of a set of properties) In a relationship with another set such that membership in the other set implies membership in the present set
    If mental properties are supervenient on physical properties, people with identical bodies will also have identical minds.
  2. Supervening; occurring subsequently; coming after something, especially when not causally connected.

Derived terms

  • superveniently

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Latin

Verb

supervenient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of superveniō