Precognition is the act of using spiritual-power to know things that will occur in the future.
Source: tatoeba (329192)
Precognition
//ˌpɹiːkɒɡˈnɪʃn̩//
Synonyms for "precognition" (55 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (27)
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9 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- предусещане noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Catalan
1 entries- precognició noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Dutch
2 entries- precognitie noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
- voorkennis noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
French
1 entries- précognition noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
German
1 entries- Präkognition noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Greek
1 entries- πρόγνωση noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Hungarian
3 entries- jövőbe látás noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
- jövőérzékelés noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
- prekogníció noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Italian
1 entries- precognizione noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Japanese
2 entries- 予知（よち） noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
- 予言 noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Korean
1 entries- 예지 noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Malay
1 entries- prakognisi noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Norwegian
1 entries- prekognisjon noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Polish
1 entries- prekognicja noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Portuguese
1 entries- precognição noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Russian
1 entries- предви́дение noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Spanish
1 entries- precognición noun (knowledge of something that is to occur in the future)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Tom believes in precognition.
Source: tatoeba (6285332)
‘But it seems there are some strong presumptuous proofs against you, and I came to warn you this day that a precognition is in progress, and that unless you are perfectly convinced, not only of your innocence, but of your ability to prove it, it will be the safest course for you to abscond, and let the trial go on without you.’
Source: wiktionary
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