prescience
Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛsɪ.əns/
The English word “prescience” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- Such knowledge that is supernatural or paranormal in nature, including the prediction of things that nobody could have known by the ordinary senses.
- Such knowledge that comes from wise and thorough forethought (for example, careful planning).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English prescience, from Old French prescience, from Latin praescientia.
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