forepassed

American  

[fawr-past, -pahst, fohr-] / fɔrˈpæst, -ˈpɑst, foʊr- /

Or forepast

adjective

1. already in the past; bygone.

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Etymology

Origin of forepassed

First recorded in 1550–60; fore- + passed

Example Sentences

Have mind on thy forepassed fortunes; fear the worst, and entangle not thyself with present fancies, lest loving in haste, thou repent thee at leisure.

From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Baldwin, Edward Chauncey

And all the plagues that damned furies feele For their forepassed bold iniquities, Afflict you both for thus preventing me!

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

He tells the proud and insolent, that they are but Abjects, and humbles them at the instant ; makes them crie, complaine, and repent; yea, even to hate their forepassed happinesse.

From Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar by Stevens, Henry

It is the master-day, the day that judgeth all others: it is the day, saith an auncient Writer, that must judge of all my forepassed yeares.

From Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian by Various

Suffer me, I beseech Thee, and give me grace to go over in my present remembrance the wanderings of my forepassed time, and to offer unto Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving.

From The Confessions of St. Augustine by Pusey, E. B. (Edward Bouverie)