prerevolutionary
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- adjective
- /ˌpriːrɛvəlˈuːʃənɛri/
- Designed by staunch Republicans to curb the power of a church openly nostalgic for the prerevolutionary political order, laïcité was enshrined as law in 1905.
- prerevolutionary political
- prerevolutionary experience
Examples
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While some officials consistently maintain a militantly secular approach, others with positive prerevolutionary experiences of religion are more sympathetic toward nonsecular beliefs.
Academic text (1990) -
An overview and case study of changing tenures and land-use patterns suggests that in prerevolutionary Mongolia, wealth and poverty determined herders' mobility and access to pasture resources; no less is true today.
Academic text (1999) -
All share a profound distaste for prerevolutionary politics.
Academic text (1990) -
Second, the churches' policy toward the new revolutionary regime is also shaped by prerevolutionary experiences.
Academic text (1990) -
Their refusal, however, relegates them to their prerevolutionary silence.
Academic text (1990) -
State attitudes toward the churches and church attitudes toward the state seem largely shaped by prerevolutionary stances.
Academic text (1990) -
The transition from the prerevolutionary political administration to the socialist regime dramatically shifted the physical boundaries of administrative territories.
Academic text (1999) -
Thus, the ancestral portrait not only represents a family's history but also alludes to a part of the history of prerevolutionary Russia.
Academic text (2006) -
In theory, revolutionary gender ideology was distinct from prerevolutionary ones, as the national leadership took pains to claim a critical stance with respect to existing gender norms and relations.
Academic text (2003) -
The palace was a stunning example of prerevolutionary architecture, showcasing elegance and opulence from that era.
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
prerevolutionary = revolutionary (transparent) = pre + revolution + ary
Adding 'pre-' to 'revolutionary' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'before a revolution'.
Etymology
Prerevolutionary is made of pre- meaning 'before' and revolution meaning 'a big political change or uprising'. So prerevolutionary describes the time or conditions just before a revolution.