Dictionary:
fore·knowl·edge (fôr-nŏl'ĭj, fōr-, fôr'nŏl'-, fōr'-) ![]() |
| Philosophy Dictionary: foreknowledge |
The ability to predict events before they occur. Traditionally God's foreknowledge, apparently guaranteed by his omniscience, raises severe problems both about the fixedness of the future, and about whether it can co-exist with our free will.
| Word Tutor: foreknowledge |
It would be very useful to have some foreknowledge of the concert hall before the concert actually began.
| WordNet: foreknowledge |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
knowledge of an event before it occurs
Synonym: precognition
| Translations: Foreknowledge |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - forudviden
Français (French)
n. - connaissance préalable
Deutsch (German)
n. - vorherige Kenntnis
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εκ των προτέρων γνώση
Português (Portuguese)
n. - saber (m) antecipado
Español (Spanish)
n. - presciencia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vetskap på förhand
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
预知, 先见之明
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 預知, 先見之明
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) معرفه سابقه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ידיעה מראש
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