What does foreknowledge mean?
Definitions for foreknowledge
ˈfɔrˌnɒl ɪdʒ, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈnɒl ɪdʒ, foʊr-fore·knowl·edge
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Princeton's WordNet
precognition, foreknowledgenoun
knowledge of an event before it occurs
Wiktionary
foreknowledgenoun
Knowing beforehand, prescience, foresight, precognition
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Foreknowledgenoun
Prescience; knowledge of that which has not yet happened.
Etymology: fore and knowledge.
Our being in Christ by eternal foreknowledge, saveth us not without our actual and real adoption into the fellowship of his saints in this present world. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 56.
I told him you was asleep: he seems to have a foreknowledge of that too, and therefore chuses to speak with you. William Shakespeare.
If I foreknew,
Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault,
Which had no less prov’d certain unforeknown. John Milton.I hope the foreknowledge you had of my esteem for you, is the reason that you do not dislike my letters. Alexander Pope.
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foreknowledge
Foreknowledge refers to the knowledge or awareness of something before it happens or comes into existence. It's the ability to predict or foresee future events or outcomes. The term is often used in philosophical, religious, and theoretical discussions, particularly those concerning determinism, precognition, or divine omniscience.
Webster Dictionary
Foreknowledgenoun
knowledge of a thing before it happens, or of whatever is to happen; prescience
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of foreknowledge in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of foreknowledge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of foreknowledge in a Sentence
That was a completely independent decision that I had no advance warning of, no foreknowledge of. It's got to be an independent decision for our banking regulator.
[ Director ] Comey’s statements were a shock to me. I had no foreknowledge of any of them.
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- Vorwissen, Vorauswissen, VoraussichtGerman
- ennakkotietoFinnish
- siumut ilisimassuseqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- önbilgiTurkish
- передбаченняUkrainian
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