precognition
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- noun
- /ˌpriːkəɡˈnɪʃən/
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precognición
- She had a vivid dream that turned out to be precognition of her friend's wedding.
Is it a memory of what was, or precognition of what is to come?
- Is it a memory of what was, or precognition of what is to come?
- But you know one thing, if you start reading about precognition at all, you realize that the most people experience this in dreams, all right?
- Is this question of prejudging, precognition, premeditation?
Examples
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Parapsychologists have made outlandish claims about precognition—knowledge of unpredictable future events—for years.
Blog text (5) -
I'm particularly interested in your theories on precognition and prophecies.
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Is it a memory of what was, or precognition of what is to come?
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But you know one thing, if you start reading about precognition at all, you realize that the most people experience this in dreams, all right?
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Unless the defendant is capable of precognition.
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It's times like this you believe in precognition, Dazzle thought.
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A barrier to its use, however, is that acknowledging the possible existence of precognition is not publicly popular.
Academic text (2005) -
Anita Perkins had built herself a reputation for precognition in town.
Blog text (1) -
Many synchronistic events can also be described by parapsychological terms such as telepathy, the communication from one mind to another, or precognition, in which a person has a dream or premonition of something that will happen in the future.
Academic text (1993) -
Talbot (1991) argues that a majority of precognitions—between 60 and 68 percent—occur while individuals are dreaming.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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A strong feeling that something bad will happen soon
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The ability to think ahead and plan for the future
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Being aware of something before it happens
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A claimed ability to know about people, places, or events without using the usual senses
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To know what will happen in the future
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To see or know things before they happen
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A supposed ability to know things without using the normal senses
A picture in the mind of a future event that appears in a dream
An ability to see and plan for things that will happen
To know about events far away without using your senses
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word precognition breaks into pre- ('before') and cognition ('knowing'), like the common word recognize. So precognition means 'knowing before', which is why we use it for claims or stories about knowing an event before it happens.