prognostication vs foretelling

prognostication and foretelling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prognostication	Yes	No	No	No
foretelling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, foretelling is a hyponym of prognostication; that is, foretelling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prognostication:

prognostication: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
foretelling: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

Other hyponyms of prognostication include crystal gazing, divination, fortune telling, soothsaying.

As nouns, prognostication and foretelling are synonyms defined as:

prognostication and foretelling: a statement made about the future

Other synonyms of prognostication include forecasting, prediction.

prognostication (noun)	foretelling (noun)
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)	the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
a statement made about the future	a statement made about the future
a sign of something about to happen

prognostication vs foretelling

prognostication and foretelling both are nouns.

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