Definitions for prescient
pre·scient

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prescientadjective

   perceiving the significance of events before they occur

   "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prescientadjective

   Having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience.

2. Etymology: From praescire, from prae + scire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PRESCIENTadjective

   Foreknowing; prophetick.

   Etymology: præsciens, Lat.

   Henry, upon the deliberation concerning the marriage of his eldest daughter into Scotland, had shewed himself sensible and almost prescient of this event. Francis Bacon.

   Who taught the nations of the field and wood?
   Prescient, the tides or tempests to withstand. Alexander Pope.

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1. prescient

   Melange (), often referred to as "the spice", is the fictional psychedelic drug central to the Dune series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert and derivative works. In the series, the most essential and valuable commodity in the universe is melange, a drug that gives the user a longer life span, greater vitality, and heightened awareness. In some humans, the spice can also unlock prescience, a form of precognition based in genetics but made possible by use of the drug in larger dosages. Among other functions, prescience makes safe and accurate interstellar travel possible. However, melange is also highly addictive, and withdrawal is fatal. Harvesting melange is also hazardous in the extreme, as its only known source is the harsh desert planet Arrakis, and melange deposits are guarded by giant sandworms.

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1. prescient

   Prescient refers to the ability to know or predict what will happen in the future. It describes someone or something that has foreknowledge, or seems to have advanced knowledge of events before they occur.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prescientadjective

   having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious beforehand

2. Etymology: [L. praesciens, -entis, p. pr. of praescire to foreknow; prae before + scire to know: cf. F. prescient. See Science.]

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Anagrams for prescient »

1. in respect

2. 'prentices

3. prentices

4. reinspect

How to pronounce prescient?

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How to say prescient in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prescient in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prescient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of prescient in a Sentence

1. Jessica Morgan:

   Turned out to be prescient.

2. Joe Brusuelas:

   We are in a situation with inflation elevated and now a banking crisis on top of that, the Fed’s attempt to strike a delicate balance between price stability, employment and financial stability will require something to give. And that something is going to be right around 1.5 million jobs, if the Fed’s forecast is prescient for the [4.5%] unemployment rate.

3. Elizabeth Semmelhack:

   Their participation in the sneaker game was very prescient. They were getting in there much earlier than any of the other brands we see doing it now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prescient
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prescient
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prescient
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescient
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prescient
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=prescient