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Foreknowledge is an English word with synonyms like precognition or clairvoyance. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Foreknowledge in a sentence

Foreknowledge meaning

  1. Knowing beforehand.
  2. Knowing beforehand via natural or ordinary means.

Synonyms of Foreknowledge

precognition clairvoyance second sight extrasensory perception e.s.p. esp

Related words

Other words often associated with Foreknowledge or its synonyms:

parapsychology

Foreknowledge vertaling naar Nederlands

voorkennis

Using Foreknowledge

  • The main meaning on this page is: Knowing beforehand. | Knowing beforehand via natural or ordinary means. | Knowing beforehand.
  • Useful related words include: precognition, clairvoyance, second sight, extrasensory perception.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: voorkennis.
  • In the example corpus, foreknowledge often appears in combinations such as: foreknowledge of, the foreknowledge.

Context around Foreknowledge

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

absolute 1× divine 1× god 1×

Often after:

eggers 1×

Sentence patterns with Foreknowledge

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1989 god foreknowledge and freedom 1× and the foreknowledge of sacrifice 1× beings have foreknowledge of their 1× despite my foreknowledge eggers film 1× food without foreknowledge of the 1× god s foreknowledge but with 1× grants the foreknowledge for prophecy 1× lack of foreknowledge as well 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and yet despite 1× armed with this 1× elkana said when 1× experts who back 1× human beings have 1× in the east 1×

Common sentence endings:

actually scared me 1× change the outcome 1× control this change 1× divine commanding power 1× events to come 1× foreknowledge and freedom 1×

Words around Foreknowledge

Just before it in the word index:

foreignness 5 foreignism 2 foreigners 882 foreigner 156 foreign 15.254 foreheads 22

Just after it in the word index:

foreland 4 foreleg 2 forelegs 14 forelimb 14 forelimbs 23 foreman 203

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Foreknowledge

  • In this selection, "foreknowledge" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, absolute, divine, god and eggers stand out and add context to how "foreknowledge" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1989 god foreknowledge and freedom and and the foreknowledge of sacrifice. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "foreknowledge" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with foreknowledge

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And yet, despite my foreknowledge, Eggers' film actually scared me. (10 words)

In the East, church fathers attributed the element of election in to divine foreknowledge. (14 words)

Elkana said when the girl returned she ate the food without foreknowledge of the substance added. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

This view is opposed to the Arminian view that God's choice of whom to save is conditional or based on his foreknowledge of who would respond positively to God.sfn Karl Barth reinterpreted the Reformed doctrine of predestination to apply only to Christ. (44 words)

Human beings have foreknowledge of their own eventual fate and this "terror" is present in every moment of our lives as a reminder of the impermanent nature of life and of our inability to control this change. (37 words)

The Church Fathers disagreed, saying that the Holy Spirit is greater than the angels, since the Holy Spirit is the one who grants the foreknowledge for prophecy so that the angels could announce events to come. (36 words)

Example sentences (14)

And all of this was done with the absolute foreknowledge by everyone involved that none of it was going to change the outcome.

Armed with this foreknowledge, he'd have been even more skillful when it came to manipulating his enemies.

Experts who back this theory base their conclusion on “China’s officials’ lack of foreknowledge,” as well as the historical precedent of new infectious diseases originating in animals.

We are lulled into complacency by the drone of daily life, continued denial and the foreknowledge of sacrifice.

And yet, despite my foreknowledge, Eggers' film actually scared me.

The primary reason I have waited so long to write about it since its August release is because I recognised that part of its striking pleasure comes from the absence of any foreknowledge.

Elkana said when the girl returned she ate the food without foreknowledge of the substance added.

Human beings have foreknowledge of their own eventual fate and this "terror" is present in every moment of our lives as a reminder of the impermanent nature of life and of our inability to control this change.

Advertentie

In the East, church fathers attributed the element of election in to divine foreknowledge.

Islam In Islam the theological issue is not usually how to reconcile free will with God's foreknowledge, but with God's jabr, or divine commanding power.

Maimonides asserted the compatibility of free will with foreknowledge of God (Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Teshuvah 5).

The Church Fathers disagreed, saying that the Holy Spirit is greater than the angels, since the Holy Spirit is the one who grants the foreknowledge for prophecy so that the angels could announce events to come.

This may be accomplished either by knowing their actions in advance, via some form of omniscience Fischer, John Martin (1989) God, Foreknowledge and Freedom.

This view is opposed to the Arminian view that God's choice of whom to save is conditional or based on his foreknowledge of who would respond positively to God.sfn Karl Barth reinterpreted the Reformed doctrine of predestination to apply only to Christ.

Advertentie

Common combinations with foreknowledge

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "foreknowledge" in a sentence?
An example: "And all of this was done with the absolute foreknowledge by everyone involved that none of it was going to change the outcome." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "foreknowledge" from authentic English texts.
What does "foreknowledge" mean?
Foreknowledge means: Knowing beforehand.
What are synonyms of "foreknowledge"?
Common synonyms of "foreknowledge" include: precognition, clairvoyance, second sight, extrasensory perception, e.s.p., esp.
What is "foreknowledge" in Dutch?
"foreknowledge" translates to Dutch as: voorkennis.
How many example sentences with "foreknowledge" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "foreknowledge", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.