prescience
[ presh-uh ns, -ee-uh ns, pree-shuh ns, -shee-uh ns ]
/ ˈprɛʃ əns, -i əns, ˈpri ʃəns, -ʃi əns /
noun
knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
Origin of prescience
OTHER WORDS FROM prescience
pre·scient, adjectiveWords nearby prescience
presbyterianism,
presbytery,
preschool,
preschooler,
preschooling,
prescience,
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prescientific,
prescind,
prescore,
prescott
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British Dictionary definitions for prescience
prescience
/ (ˈprɛsɪəns) /
noun
knowledge of events before they take place; foreknowledge
Derived forms of prescience
prescient, adjective presciently, adverbWord Origin for prescience
C14: from Latin
praescīre to foreknow, from
prae before +
scīre to know