Foreknowledge

Definitions

1. Knowing beforehand.
   uncountable, usually
2. Knowing beforehand via natural or ordinary means.
   uncountable, usually
3. Knowing beforehand via supernatural or paranormal means.
   uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“The prosecution intends to prove⟳ that the defendant had foreknowledge.”

“[H]e [Paul] laboureth to comfort Timothy vvith the remembrance of the ſtedfaſtneſs of Gods eternal decree of Election, becauſe grounded on his foreknowledge; […]”

“The mule knows the hidden pitfalls of the morass; the swallow⟳ feels the storm ere it comes upon the air, and wings to the quiet shelter⟳ of its nest—they foresee⟳ their dangers, and avoid⟳ them; while we blindly rush⟳ forward⟳ into the depths of the pit and the fury of the tempest; for we know⟳ not what evils await us. No kind foreknowledge gives us even the choice of avoidance.”

“But two bottles would alarm and confuse⟳ him, would lead⟳ to a conversation, so I smashed it merrily into a skip⟳, buzzed and lit with the comforting foreknowledge of the second one on its way.”

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