PROGNOSTICATION

prophecy, prognostication, vaticination

(noun) knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication

(noun) a statement made about the future

omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy

(noun) a sign of something about to happen; “he looked for an omen before going into battle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

prognostication (countable and uncountable, plural prognostications)

A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.

Source: Wiktionary


Prog*nos`ti*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prognostication.]

1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.

2. That which foreshows; a foretoken. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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