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Definition of Precognition

Precognition
Precognition Pre`cog*ni"tion, n. [L. praecognitio, fr. praecognoscere to foreknow. See Pre-, and Cognition.] 1. Previous cognition. --Fotherby. 2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case with reference to a prosecution. --Erskine.

Meaning of Precognition from wikipedia

- Precognition (from the Latin prae- 'before', and cognitio 'acquiring knowledge') is the purported psychic phenomenon of seeing, or otherwise becoming directly...
- insight, wise counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the ****ure, inspired by deities. If done through occultic means, it...
- clairaudience, clairsentience, empathy and their trans-temporal operation as precognition or retrocognition. Second sight is an alleged form of extrasensory perception...
- Precognition in Scots law is the practice of precognoscing a witness, that is the taking of a factual statement from witnesses by both prosecution and...
- endurance, agility, accelerated healing, intuition, and a limited degree of precognition, usually in the form of prophetic dreams. She is known as a reluctant...
- studies a number of ostensible paranormal phenomena, including telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, reincarnation,...
- study of alleged psychic phenomena (extrasensory perception, telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis (also called telekinesis), and psychometry)...
- Cris Johnson, a small-time magician based in Las Vegas, who has limited precognition. His ability allows him to see into the very immediate ****ure. His gift...
- illusion of knowing something in advance under impossible conditions (precognition), or of being able to read the thoughts of another person (telepathy)...
- known in Eastern Europe for her alleged abilities of clairvoyance and precognition. After the fall of communism, including after her death in 1996, her...