1. (n.) Existence previous to something else\.

2. (n.) Existence of the soul before its union with the body; -- a doctrine held by certain philosophers.

TLC a priori knowledge anachronism antecedence antecedency antedate antedating anteriority apprehension attention beginnings buddhi care carefulness caution certainty circumspection circumspectness clairvoyance concern confidence consideration contemplation direct apprehension discretion earlier state earliness early hour early stage envisagement envisionment expectancy expectation farseeingness farsightedness feeling first crack first stage foreboding forecast foreglance foregleam foreglimpse forehandedness foreknowledge foreseeing foresight foresightedness forethought ground floor head start heed heedfulness historical error hope immediate cognition imminence insight inspiration intuition intuitionism intuitive reason intuitiveness intuitivism knowledge without thought lateness longsightedness looking ahead loving care metachronism mindfulness misdate misdating mistiming parachronism past time postdating precedence precedency precession precognition predating prediction preexistence preparation preparedness prepublication presentiment prevenience preview prevision priority probability prochronism prolepsis prospect prospection providence provision prudence readiness regard regardfulness reliance running start sagacity satori second sight second-sightedness sixth sense solicitude status quo ante subconscious knowledge subconscious perception tardiness tender loving care thought thoughtfulness time to spare unastonishment unmediated perception unpunctuality very beginning