predication

noun

pred·​i·​ca·​tion ˌpre-də-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce predication (audio)
1
archaic
a
: an act of proclaiming or preaching
b
: sermon
2
: an act or instance of predicating: such as
a
: the expression of action, state, or quality by a grammatical predicate
b
: the logical affirmation of something about another
especially : assignment of something to a class

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But a source at the National Weather Service disputed that, saying some meteorologists including radar specialists were impacted, as were staff of the Hurricane Hunters crew, which fly airplanes into storms during hurricanes to help forecasters make accurate predications. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025 There’s a killer monkey going loose in theaters, and Kristen Bell is hosting the SAG Awards, which may or may not shake up your Oscar predications. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English predicacion, from Anglo-French predicaciun, from Latin praedication-, praedicatio, from praedicare

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of predication was in the 14th century

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