Prevision (Noun)
Meaning 1
A prophetic vision (as in a dream).
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The mystic claimed to have received a prevision of the impending disaster in a vivid dream.
- Her prevision of a happy future was so clear that she couldn't help but feel a sense of hope and optimism.
- In his prevision, the young shaman saw a great fire sweeping across the land, destroying everything in its path.
- The prophet's prevision of a new era of peace and prosperity had inspired a generation to work towards a better future.
- Her prevision of the accident came to her in a flash, a fleeting glimpse of a shattered windshield and twisted metal.
Meaning 2
The power to foresee the future.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future).
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.