Foreken
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Readiness for or anticipation of a perception; foreknowledge; preconception. uncountable
"But Mr. Marcy, with that foreken which distinguishes statesmen from politicians, saw the coming time when the Pacific Coast population would emerge out of its transient humors, when it would feel the settled purposes of permanent [...]"
Verb
- 1 To perceive, ken, or realise ahead of time; foreknow; preconceive. transitive
"This before all elevates humankind above the beasts: we alone foreken our mortality. We alone know we must die."
Example
More examples"This before all elevates humankind above the beasts: we alone foreken our mortality. We alone know we must die."
Etymology
From fore- + ken.
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