Noun
prognostication -
a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
omen ,
portent ,
presage ,
prognostic ,
prodigy
augury ,
foretoken ,
preindication ,
sign an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury" ; "it was a sign from God"
auspice a favorable omen
foreboding an unfavorable omen
prognostication -
a statement made about the future
prediction ,
foretelling ,
forecasting
statement a document showing credits and debits
extropy the prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe
fortunetelling the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)
horoscope a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
weather forecasting ,
meteorology the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
forecast ,
prognosis a prediction of the course of a disease
prognostication -
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
prophecy ,
vaticination
prediction ,
anticipation ,
prevision the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
crystal gazing staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events
