foretelling

English Thesaurus

1. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	prognostication, prophecy, vaticination,
definition	:	knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	arithmancy,
definition	:	divination by means of numbers (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy,
definition	:	searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	geomancy,
definition	:	divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	hydromancy,
definition	:	divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	lithomancy,
definition	:	divination by means of stones or stone talismans (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	necromancy,
definition	:	conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	oneiromancy,
definition	:	divination through the interpretation of dreams (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	onomancy,
definition	:	divination by the letters of a name (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	chirology, chiromancy, palm reading, palmistry,
definition	:	telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	pyromancy,
definition	:	divination by fire or flames (noun.cognition)

2. a statement made about the future (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	statement,
definition	:	a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	extropy,
definition	:	the prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	fortunetelling,
definition	:	the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	horoscope,
definition	:	a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	meteorology, weather forecasting,
definition	:	predicting what the weather will be (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	forecast, prognosis,
definition	:	a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	divination, prophecy,
definition	:	a prediction uttered under divine inspiration (noun.communication)

3. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	divine,
definition	:	perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers (verb.perception)

4. a statement made about the future (noun.communication)

derivation	:	anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise,
definition	:	make a prediction about; tell in advance (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calculate, forecast,
definition	:	predict in advance (verb.communication)

5. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	divine,
definition	:	perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers (verb.perception)

6. a statement made about the future (noun.communication)

derivation	:	anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise,
definition	:	make a prediction about; tell in advance (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calculate, forecast,
definition	:	predict in advance (verb.communication)