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

Examples of predication in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here's what to know about just how reliable his predications have come to be: How often is Punxsutawney Phil right? —USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024

What was the predication of this Durham investigation? —Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2020

But there’s documentation in criminal investigations and in counterintelligence investigations to explain the predication for the opening of a file, that is, the basis for the opening of a file. —James Freeman, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2018

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