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.

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