predication

noun

pred·​i·​ca·​tion ˌpre-də-ˈkā-shən 

1

archaic

a

: an act of proclaiming or preaching

b

: sermon

2

: an act or instance of predicating: such as

a

: the expression of action, state, or quality by a grammatical predicate

b

: the logical affirmation of something about another

especially : assignment of something to a class

Word History

Etymology

Middle English predicacion, from Anglo-French predicaciun, from Latin praedication-, praedicatio, from praedicare

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for predication

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation