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[ presh-uhns, -ee-uhns, pree-shuhns, -shee-uhns ] / ˈprɛʃ əns, -i əns, ˈpri ʃəns, -ʃi əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prescience ON THESAURUS.COM
nounknowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight. Origin of prescience1325–75; Middle English <Late Latin praescientia foreknowledge. See pre-, science OTHER WORDS FROM prescienceprescient, adjectiveWords nearby presciencePresbyterianism, presbytery, preschool, preschooler, preschooling, prescience, prescient, prescientific, prescind, prescore, Prescott Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prescienceHer prescience and her instincts go unheeded, and the damage that she causes threatens to consume her altogether. ‘Homeland’ and ‘The Good Wife’ Season Premieres: Review|Jace Lacob|September 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST Rather than celebrating their prescience, the bloggers sound downright dismayed. Leading the Anti-Bachmann Army|David A. Graham|July 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST Blue Leaves also attracted Stiller with its prescience about our society's obsession with fame. Ben Stiller's Daddy Issues|Jacob Bernstein|April 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST Proving that in this case, provenance—and prescience—can be quite lucrative. Kate Middleton's Charity-Auction Dress Auctioned in London|Robin Givhan|March 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
However, in his book on divination, he in his own person most openly opposes the doctrine of the prescience of future things. The City of God, Volume I|Aurelius Augustine It may be that already in Israel there had been some prescience of this. The Lords of the Ghostland|Edgar Saltus He told her what to do, and, as if gifted with prescience, provided for her future life. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851|Various George had the prescience of trouble, but could not find it. Once Aboard The Lugger|Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson She glanced at her companion and found that his brown eyes had turned as though by prescience to hers. The Secret Witness|George Gibbs
British Dictionary definitions for prescience
nounknowledge of events before they take place; foreknowledge Derived forms of prescienceprescient, adjectivepresciently, adverbWord Origin for prescienceC14: from Latin praescīre to foreknow, from prae before + scīre to know Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prescienceforeknowledge, presage, omniscience, prediction |