PRESCIENCE

prescience, prevision

(noun) the power to foresee the future

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

prescience (usually uncountable, plural presciences)

Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre"sci*ence n. Etym: [F. prescience, L. praescientia. See Prescient.]

Definition: Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight. God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents. J. Edwards.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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