prognostication

Noun
Synonyms: omenportentpresageprognosticprodigypredictionforetellingforecastingprophecyvaticination

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a sign of something about to happen“he looked for an omen before going into battle”Synonyms: omenportentpresageprognosticprodigy
  2. a statement made about the futureSynonyms: predictionforetellingforecasting
  3. knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)Synonyms: prophecyvaticination
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Prognostication \Prog*nos`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. prognostication.] [1913 Webster]

1.The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction. [1913 Webster]

2.That which foreshows; a foretoken. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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