precognition
11precognition — precognitive /pree kog ni tiv/, adj. /pree kog nish euhn/, n. 1. knowledge of a future event or situation, esp. through extrasensory means. 2. Scot. Law. a. the examination of witnesses and other parties before a trial in order to supply a legal… …
12precognition — The term precognition comes from the Latin words pre (before, beforehand) and cognoscere (learning to know). It translates loosely as knowing in advance . The term is used in parapsychology to denote the direct knowledge or perception of a… …
13precognition — UK [ˌprɪkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌprɪkɑɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms precognition : singular precognition plural precognitions formal the ability to know what will happen in the future, or an instance in which you have this… …
14Precognition (disambiguation) — Precognition may refer to:* Precognition, the psychic ability to foresee events before they occur. * Precognition (Scots law), taking written statements from witnesses …
15Precognition (Scots law) — Precognition in Scots law is the practice of taking a factual statement from witnesses before a trial in enjoined. This is often undertaken by trainee lawyers or precognition officers employed by firms. Many of these are former policemen.This… …
16precognition — noun Etymology: Late Latin praecognition , praecognitio, from Latin praecognoscere to know beforehand, from prae + cognoscere to know more at cognition Date: circa 1611 clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet experienced • precognitive …
17precognition — noun a) The ability to foresee the future. b) Knowledge of an event that is to occur in the future. Syn: clairvoyance See Also …
18precognition — Advance knowledge, by means other than the normal senses, of a future event; a form of extrasensory perception. [L. praecogito, to ponder before] * * * pre·cog·ni·tion .prē (.)käg nish ən n clairvoyance relating to an event or state not yet… …
19precognition — The paranormal ability to foresee events before they happen, and before there is normal evidence that they are going to happen. Whilst few philosophers believe that this power exists, the question of whether it is even possible that it should… …
20precognition — Synonyms and related words: a priori knowledge, anticipation, apprehension, buddhi, clairvoyance, command, comprehension, conception, conceptualization, direct apprehension, foreboding, foreknowing, foreknowledge, foreseeability, forewisdom,… …
