Bible Dictionaries
Prevailing

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.

(2):

(a.) Having superior force or influence; efficacious; persuasive.

(3):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prevail

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prevailing'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/prevailing.html. 1828.