English Explanatory Dictionary

precognition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception.
  2. The practice of taking a factual statement from a witness before a trial.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɹiːkɒɡˈnɪʃn̩/ /ˌpɹikɑɡˈnɪʃən/ /ˌpɹikɔɡˈnɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-precognition.wav

Word forms

precognition precognitions

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.

Synonyms

foreknowledge foresight precognition prescience clairvoyance premonition divination prophecy psychicness

Related words

cognition clairvoyance gut feeling intuition sixth sense divination oracle precognitive predict prediction predictor

Derived words

precognitive
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