English Dictionary
Definition of “prescience”
prescience (ˈprɛsɪəns
)
Definitions
noun
- knowledge of events before they take place; foreknowledge
Alternative Forms
ˈprescient adjective ˈpresciently adverb Word Origin
C14: from Latin praescīre to foreknow, from prae before + scīre to know
Usage examples
Salter allowed the Mountie his prescience , realizing that however it was qualified, he was probably right.
Wright, Eric, A Body Surrounded by Water (1987)The power of the book is undiminished, and its prescience seems remarkable.
British Medical Journal (2002)Whether Leon is exhibiting an aptitude for prescience or indulging in wishful thinking remains to be seen.
SA Star (2005)That is the nature of the semi-conductor business,' a Motorola spokesman said then - with unwitting prescience.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Belloc's The Jews might indeed have been the product of prejudice, but it was also a work of both prescience and prophecy.
Joseph Pearce, OLD THUNDER: A Life of Hilaire Belloc (2002)
