Meaning & use
foreknowledge
Knowledge or awareness of something before it happens or is generally known.
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The detective's foreknowledge of the suspect's habits helped predict his next move.
Some ancient myths describe gods with foreknowledge of every human's fate.
A note on using this word
Foreknowledge is a formal, often philosophical term, used less frequently in everyday speech than foresight.
Words with a similar meaning
prescienceforesight
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