prescience

noun

ˈpre-sh(ē-)ən(t)s How to pronounce prescience (audio)
Definition of presciencenext
1
as in foresight
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur most believers would probably agree that complete prescience is one of God's attributes

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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future parents who had the prescience to make everything in their house childproof before the arrival of their first baby

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Recent Examples of prescience Nearly two years later, Cossington’s words ring with alarming prescience. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026 If anything, his adaptation proves Mary Shelley’s prescience. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 In a bit of prescience, Wallace explains how consumerist culture can prime a state for fascism. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 Carlson never went that far, but Murdoch didn’t forget his prescience. — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prescience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescience
  1. foresight
  2. providence
  3. foreknowledge
  4. vision
  5. divination
  6. forethought
Noun
  • Having that foresight, instead of just confronting issues in the moment, is paramount to earning a higher title and pay.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Or perhaps the public remembers great dissenting opinions that display foresight and speak across the ages.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
Definition of foresight
Noun
  • Papyrologist Federica Nicolardi said on Thursday at the same event that the team has already identified a number of intriguing passages, including some on the nature of deities and providence.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
  • That there is no providence, only circumstance.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of providence
Noun
  • That is one future no amount of foreknowledge or planning can avoid.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Definition of foreknowledge
Noun
  • The city’s mayor at the time, Maurice Ferré, had a different vision.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Yet even in the Ashley years, Keegan’s vision of Newcastle endured.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of vision
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  • Similar motives may be powering the fast-growing market for divination, astrology and tarot reading apps.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • The second part centers on tarot as a tool of divination and creative inspiration, beginning with the iconic 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deck and moving on to art works from the twentieth century into the present day.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Definition of divination
Noun
  • Perhaps because these gatherings require so much forethought, spending the entire evening in a single establishment feels wasteful.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
  • And, for those with the forethought to pre-order one, there are few whole Peking ducks every night.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
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