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prescience Definition

pres·cience (pres̸h′əns, -ē əns; prē′s̸həns, -s̸hē əns)

noun

apparent knowledge of things before they happen or come into being; foreknowledge

Etymology: OFr < LL(Ec) praescientia < L praescire, to know beforehand: see pre- & science

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prescience Synonyms

prescience

n.

foresight, prediction, anticipation; see acumen.

prescience Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Brown had the prescience to realize that the public places greater trust in bankers to look after their money, than politicians.
  • show: In casting an eye to the future, Timeslip often showed remarkable prescience in its choice of themes.
  • claim: Tim In light of the subsequent conversation, I claim prescience rather than glibness Prescience is the ability to predict the future through vision.

Adjective modifier

  • remarkable: In casting an eye to the future, Timeslip often showed remarkable prescience in its choice of themes.
  • extraordinary: Tony Blair: No, that was just the remarkable good luck of the British Presidency, with extraordinary prescience.
  • divine: Few of them have been fulfilled in any sense, and those required no divine prescience to foresee the result.
  • great: With great prescience Linde renamed the cellars the Phoenix Distillery, and from the ashes of one industry another emerged.