Presagement

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or art of presaging; a foreboding. countable, uncountable

    "The falling of Salt is an authenticke preſagement of ill lucke, nor can every temper contemne it, from whence notwithſtanding nothing can be naturally feared: […]"

  2. 2
    That which is presaged, or foretold. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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hunchpredictionpremonitionpresage

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"The falling of Salt is an authenticke preſagement of ill lucke, nor can every temper contemne it, from whence notwithſtanding nothing can be naturally feared: […]"

Etymology

From presage + -ment.

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