the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Prediction; prophecy.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of prophesying; prediction; prophecy.
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n. knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
Word Usage
"Every surmise and vaticination of the mind is entitled to a certain respect, and we learn to prefer imperfect theories, and sentences, which contain glimpses of truth, to digested systems which have no one valuable suggestion."