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foreknowledge

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From fore- + knowledge.

noun foreknowledges

  1. uncountable, usually Knowing beforehand via natural or ordinary means. The prosecution intends to prove that the defendant had foreknowledge.
  2. uncountable, usually Knowing beforehand via supernatural or paranormal means.

    Similar: precognition, foresight, prescience, clairvoyance, premonition, divination, prophecy, psychicness

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noun knowing beforehand

Españolprenoción
Françaisprénotion
DeutschVoraussicht, Vorauswissen, Vorwissen

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@misc{foreknowledge_2026,
  title = {foreknowledge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreknowledge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}