Future Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Future Information and Meaning
See also DIVINATION; PAST; TIME.
- augury
- 1. the art of foretelling the future by means of signs; divination.
- 2. an omen or portent from which the future is foretold. —augur, n. —augurial, adj. —augurous. Obsolete, adj.
- fatiloquence
- foretelling of the future; soothsaying.
- futurism
- the seeking of life’s meaning and fulfillment in the future, —futurist, n. —futuristic, adj.
- futurition
- Rare. the state or condition of being about to exist.
- futurology
- the art or practice of forecasting trends or developments in politics, science, society, etc.
- hariolation
- the act or art of prognostication or divination; soothsaying.
- oracularity
- the skill, condition, or an instance of being oracular.
- prognostication
- 1. the act of forecasting or prophesying.
- 2. a forecast or prediction. —prognosticator, n. —prognosticative, adj.
- prolepsis
- anticipation, as in anticipating or describing a future event. See also ARGUMENTATION. —proleptic, adj.
- telegnosis
- clairvoyance or other occult or supernatural knowledge.
- vaticination
- 1. the act of prophesying.
- 2. the thing foretold. —vaticinator, n.