In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
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
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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