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fore·ˈknowl·edge N no pl form

foreknowledge

vorherige Kenntnis

she denied any foreknowledge of the appointment

sie leugnete, von der Verabredung gewusst zu haben

to have foreknowledge of sth

von etw dat im Voraus wissen

he always claimed to have had no foreknowledge of the impending crisis

er behauptete stets, keine Anzeichen von der bevorstehenden Krise wahrgenommen zu haben

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have foreknowledge of sth

von etw dat im Voraus wissen

she denied any foreknowledge of the appointment

sie leugnete, von der Verabredung gewusst zu haben

he always claimed to have had no foreknowledge of the impending crisis

er behauptete stets, keine Anzeichen von der bevorstehenden Krise wahrgenommen zu haben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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But counterfactuals are to be distinguished from foreknowledge. en.wikipedia.org

That is, they believe, by virtue of his foreknowledge he knows what will influence individual choices, and by virtue of his omnipotence he controls those factors. en.wikipedia.org

They lack foreknowledge of their intelligence, wealth, or abilities. en.wikipedia.org

Such foreknowledge is reassuring and very much a part of the pleasure of weeper movies.... en.wikipedia.org

Sanders argues that the simple foreknowledge view has conflicts with types of biblical texts mentioned below and has two philosophical problems. en.wikipedia.org

The astronomer's foreknowledge does nothing to "cause" the eclipserather his knowledge of what is to come proceeds from an intimate familiarity with the workings of the cosmos. en.wikipedia.org

Only once a new scientific discovery occurs do proponents of scientific foreknowledge scan the text to look for a verse that can be said to have predicted the latest discovery. en.wikipedia.org

The argument that divine foreknowledge is not compatible with free will is known as theological fatalism. en.wikipedia.org

This spiritual state by which foreknowledge is attained can hardly be sought through changes, of which in any case only the cruder sort are attainable. en.wikipedia.org

Despite his foreknowledge, he enters the car he claims to know will inevitably crash. en.wikipedia.org

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