Prognostication

2 definitions found

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

  Prognostication \Prog*nos`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
     prognostication.]
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     1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by
        present signs; prediction.
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     2. That which foreshows; a foretoken. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prognostication
       n 1: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen
            before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {portent}, {presage},
             {prognostic}, {prodigy}]
       2: a statement made about the future [syn: {prediction}, {foretelling},
           {forecasting}]
       3: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a
          divine source) [syn: {prophecy}, {vaticination}]