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prescience

/ˈpɹɛsɪ.əns/ UK
/ˈpɹɛʃəns/ US
/ˈpɹɛsi.əns/ US
/ˈpɹɛʃiəns/ US
/ˈpɹi-/ US, sometimes

Rhymes with -ɛsɪəns

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Inherited from Middle English prescience, from Old French prescience, from Latin praescientia.

noun presciences · præscience

especially, uncountable, usually Such knowledge that is supernatural or paranormal in nature, including the prediction of things that nobody could have known by the ordinary senses. God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents
Similar: precognition, foresight, foreknowledge, clairvoyance, premonition, divination, prophecy, psychicness
sometimes, uncountable, usually Such knowledge that comes from wise and thorough forethought (for example, careful planning). Near-synonym: forethought
Similar: foresight, forethought

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noun Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge

Español	presciencia
Português	presciência
Français	prescience
Italiano	preveggenza
Русский	предви́дение predvídenije

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@misc{prescience_2026,
  title = {prescience},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prescience},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}