foreknowledge

[ fawr-nol-ij, fohr-, fawr-nol-ij, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌnɒl ɪdʒ, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈnɒl ɪdʒ, foʊr- /

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noun

knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience: Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme?

Origin of foreknowledge

First recorded in 1525–35; fore- + knowledge

SYNONYMS FOR foreknowledge

presentiment, premonition; foresightedness.

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Words nearby foreknowledge

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Example sentences from the Web for foreknowledge

The doctrine of foreknowledge, with Mr. Toplady, included the doctrine of election and decrees.
The Young People's Wesley|W. McDonald
By some mysterious agency, the coasters developed a foreknowledge of permission to proceed.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone
Yet when it arose, the crisis proved none the less agonising because of that foreknowledge.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet
What becomes of God's foreknowledge if He does not know the results of the trials to which He subjects us?
The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac

We do not know of a real instance in which a man's decision tended to be contrary to God's foreknowledge of its outcome.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik