bodement

[ bohd-muh nt ]
/ ˈboʊd mənt /
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noun

a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
a prophecy or prediction.

Origin of bodement

First recorded in 1595–1605; bode1 + -ment

Words nearby bodement

bodansky unit, bodanzky, bode, bode's law, bodega, bodement, bodenheim, bodensee, bodge, bodger, bodgie

Words related to bodement

premonition, harbinger, indication, portent, omen, prophecy, auspice, prognostic, straw, foreboding, augury, warning, prognostication, presage, foretoken, hunch, sign, threat, caution

Example sentences from the Web for bodement

  • Upon the whole he was not without a bodement that it would be folly to press on.

    The Well-Beloved |Thomas Hardy

  • As they recovered from the effects of his bodement, the people left the theatre, their minds full of indefinite dread.

    The Fair God |Lew Wallace