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prognostication vs soothsaying

soothsaying vs prognostication

prognostication and soothsaying both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prognostication Yes No No No
soothsaying Yes No No No
As nouns, soothsaying is a hyponym of prognostication; that is, soothsaying 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)
  • soothsaying: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hyponyms of prognostication include crystal gazing, divination, foretelling, fortune telling.
prognostication (noun) soothsaying (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 sign of something about to happen
Difference between prognostication and soothsaying

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