Prescience

//ˈpɹɛsɪ.əns//

"Prescience" in a Sentence (4 examples)

God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents

O thou, who thus the eye hast veil'd, The book of fate so slowly given, I thank thee, that thou hast conceal'd From man the prescience of heaven.

Near-synonym: forethought

With prescience, the Barlows designed them to withstand a third more weight than they would be expected to bear in normal conditions - future proofing the bridge for the weight of trains we see using it today.

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