Predication

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Predication \Pred`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. praedicatio: cf. F.
     pr['e]dication.]
     1. The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of
        another; affirmation; assertion. --Locke.
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     2. Preaching. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  predication
       n : (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something
           that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn: {postulation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "predication":
     affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, annunciation,
     assertion, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, conclusion,
     creed, declaration, dictum, enunciation, ipse dixit, manifesto,
     position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate,
     proclamation, profession, pronouncement, proposition, protest,
     protestation, say, say-so, saying, stance, stand, statement,
     utterance, vouch, word