precognition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌpɹikɔɡˈnɪʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌpɹiːkɒɡˈnɪʃn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpɹikɑɡˈnɪʃən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French precognition or its source, Latin praecognitio, from praecognōscō (“to know beforehand”). Doublet of Germanic-based foreknowledge and Greek-based prognosis. Equivalent to pre- + cognition.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception.
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(countable, qualifier:Scots law, uncountable) The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial.
‘But it seems there are some strong presumptuous proofs against you, and I came to warn you this day that a precognition is in progress, and that unless you are perfectly convinced, not only of your innocence, but of your ability to prove it, it will be the safest course for you to abscond, and let the trial go on without you.’
1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| precognitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
foresight · forethought · anticipation · prescience
Deriveds
Relateds
clairvoyance · precognitive · predict · sixth sense · intuition · cognition · prediction · predictor · divination · gut feeling · oracle
Synonyms
prescience · prophecy · foresight · precognition · clairvoyance · foresight · foreknowledge · foreknowledge · premonition · prescience · psychicness · divination
Translations (20)
bg предусещане (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · es precognición (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · nl precognitie (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · ru предви́дение (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · ja 予言 (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · no prekognisjon (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · pt precognição (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · it precognizione (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · pl prekognicja (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · el πρόγνωση (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · nl voorkennis (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · ca precognició (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · fr précognition (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · de Präkognition (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · hu jövőbe látás (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · ja 予知 (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · hu jövőérzékelés (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · ko 예지 (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · ms prakognisi (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future) · hu prekogníció (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)