prescience

Octavia E. Bulter

June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006

pre•science \ ˈpre-sh(ē-)ən(t)s, ˈprē-, -s(ē-)ən(t)s \ n [ME, fr. LL praescientia, fr. L praescient-, praesciens, prp. of praescire to know beforehand, fr. prae- + scire to know — more at SCIENCE] (14c) : foreknowledge of events : a : devine omniscience b : human anticipation of the course of events : FORESIGHT — pre•scient \ -sh(ē-)ənt, -s(ē-)ənt \ adj — pre•scient•ly adv

[Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition]