Foreknowledge

/ˌfɔːrˈnɑːlɪdʒ/ noun

Definition

Knowledge of something before it happens; advance information or awareness of future events.

Etymology

From fore- (before) + knowledge (from Old English cnāwlæc). A noun expressing prior or advance knowledge.

Kelly Says

Paradise Lost and other theological poetry obsess over 'divine foreknowledge'—Milton spent entire sections arguing how God's foreknowledge doesn't steal human free will.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የትውልድ ምክንያት (yetewold miknat)
ye-teh-wold mi-k-nat
ARالعربية
المسبق (al-musabbiq)
al-mus-ab-bee-q
BNবাংলা
পূর্বজ্ঞান (pūrbajñān)
poor-baj-nyaan
CACatalà
coneixement previ
koh-ne-y-ment pre-vee
CSČeština
předchozí znalost
preed-cho-zee z-na-lost
DADansk
forudsetning
for-ud-set-ning
DEDeutsch
Vorwissen
for-vis-en
ELΕλληνικά
προγνώση (prognōsi)
pro-gno-see
ESEspañol
anteconocimiento
ahn-teh-kon-seh-mhee-en-toh
FAفارسی
پیش‌دانش (pishdānash)
pee-sh-dan-ash
FISuomi
ennen tietoa
e-nen tee-toe-a
FRFrançais
précèdent
preh-seh-den
GUGU
પૂર્વજ્ઞાન (pūrvajnān)
poor-va-jnyaan
HAHA
sanin da farko
sa-nin da farko
HEעברית
ידע מוקדם (yada mukadam)
yah-deh moo-kah-dam
HIहिन्दी
पूर्वज्ञान (purvakñān)
poorv-gya-naan
HUMagyar
előre tudás
el-oreh too-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengetahuan sebelumnya
pen-ge-tah-an se-belum-nya
IGIG
ihe n'anya
ee-he n-ya-ya
ITItaliano
conoscenza antecedente
koh-no-shen-tsa an-teh-deh-den-teh
JA日本語
予知 (yoku)
yo-koo
KKKK
өнiмiнi bildi
oon-imi-ni bil-di
KMKM
ស្ដីពីមុន (sdei pi mun)
s-day pee-moon
KO한국어
선지 (seonji)
seon-ji
MRMR
पूर्वज्ञान (pūrvajnān)
poor-va-jnyaan
MSBahasa Melayu
pengetahuan sebelumnya
pen-ge-tah-an se-belum-nya
MYမြန်မာ
ကျမ်းကြောင်း (kyan kyiang)
kyan kyiang
NLNederlands
voor kennis
voor-ken-nis
NONorsk
forkunnskap
for-kun-skap
PAPA
ਪੂર્ਵਗਿਆਨ (pūrva-gyān)
poorv-gya-an
PLPolski
wiedza poprzednia
vee-d-za pre-go-d-nya
PTPortuguês
anteconhecimento
ahn-teh-kon-seh-sih-men-toh
RORomână
cunoștință anterioară
koo-nos-tin-tsa an-teh-ree-oh-rah
RUРусский
предвидение
pred-vee-deen-ee-yeh
SVSvenska
förkännedom
for-kän-ne-dom
SWKiswahili
ujue
oo-jweh
TAதமிழ்
முன்னறிவு (munnarivu)
mun-nar-ee-voo
TEతెలుగు
పూర్వజ్ఞానం (pūrvajnānam)
poor-va-jnya-naam
THไทย
ความรู้ล่วงหน้า (khwam roo luang na)
kwahm roo luang nah
TLTL
nakakaalam na
na-ka-ka-a-lam na
TRTürkçe
ön bilgisine
on bil-gis-eh-ne
UKУкраїнська
попередня знання
po-pered-nya z-na-nya
URاردو
پیش علم (pish-ilm)
peesh-il-m
VITiếng Việt
biết trước
bee-et-trooc
YOYO
aṣẹ́ ẹ̀kọ́
ah-sheh eh-koh
ZH中文
预知 (yùzhī)
yoo-jee
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la

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