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soothsaying vs prognostication

prognostication vs soothsaying

soothsaying and prognostication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
soothsaying Yes No No No
prognostication Yes No No No
As nouns, prognostication is a hypernym of soothsaying; that is, prognostication is a word with a broader meaning than soothsaying:
  • soothsaying: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
  • prognostication: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
Other hypernyms of soothsaying include prophecy, vaticination.
soothsaying (noun) prognostication (noun)
the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
a statement made about the future
a sign of something about to happen
Difference between soothsaying and prognostication

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