precognition

pre·cog·ni·tion  (prkg-nshn)

n.

Knowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception; clairvoyance.

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pre·cogni·tive adj.

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precognition [ˌpriːkɒgˈnɪʃən]

n

(Psychology) Psychol the alleged ability to foresee future events See also clairvoyance, clairaudience

[from Late Latin praecognitiō foreknowledge, from praecognoscere to foresee, from prae before + cognoscere to know, ascertain]

precognitive  [priːˈkɒgnɪtɪv] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

precognition - knowledge of an event before it occurs foreknowledge clairvoyance, E.S.P., ESP, extrasensory perception, second sight - apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

Translations

precognition [ˌpriːkɒgˈnɪʃən] N → precognición f

precognition

n (Psych) → Präkognition f; (= knowledge) → vorherige Kenntnis, vorheriges Wissen