Definition of Forefend. Meaning of Forefend. Synonyms of Forefend

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Definition of Forefend

Forefend
Forefend Fore*fend", v. t. [OE. forfenden; pref. for- + fenden to fend. See Fend, v. t.] To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend. God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history. --Landor. It would be a far better work . . . to forefend the cruelty. --I. Taylor.

Meaning of Forefend from wikipedia

- tzimtzumim and garments are not things distinct from His blessed Self, heaven forefend, but (Genesis Rabba 21:5) "like the snail whose garment is part of its...
- (ll.442–443), to which Tamora replies, Not so, my lord; the gods of Rome forefend I should be author to dishonour you. But on mine honour dare I undertake...
- individual's directedness in acquiring and sharing information. Information forefending (active): “the extent to which a communicator fends off certain information...
- Presence (Shechinah) departed from him. So, Jacob said that perhaps, Heaven forefend, he had fathered a son who was unworthy to hear the prophecy, just as Abraham...
- then, the Shechinah departed from him. So Jacob said that perhaps, Heaven forefend, he had fathered a son who was unworthy to hear the prophecy, just as Abraham...