In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PREVISION
prediction, anticipation, prevision
(noun) the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
prevision
(noun) a prophetic vision (as in a dream)
prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience
(noun) seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
prescience, prevision
(noun) the power to foresee the future
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prevision (countable and uncountable, plural previsions)
Advance knowledge; foresight.
A prediction.
Verb
prevision (third-person singular simple present previsions, present participle previsioning, simple past and past participle previsioned)
To predict or envision the future.
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*vi"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prévision.]
Definition: Foresight; foreknowledge; prescience. H. Spencer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STAGNATION
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