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Foretell vs Foreknow - What's the difference?

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Foretell is a related term of foreknow.


As verbs the difference between foretell and foreknow

is that foretell is to predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy while foreknow is to have knowledge of beforehand.

foretell

English

Verb

  • To predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold .
  • * C. Middleton
    • Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and lustre of his character.

    Derived terms

    * foretellable * foreteller

    References

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    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs

    foreknow

    English

    Verb

  • To have knowledge of beforehand.
  • *
    • God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew .
  • * 1652 , , The Fame and Confe??ion of the Fraternity of R: C: Commonly, of the Ro?ie Cro?s; with a Præface annexed thereto, and a ?hort Declaration of their Phy?icall Work'' (''London'', Printed by ''J. M.'' for ''Giles Calvert'', at the black ?pread Eagle at the We?t end of ''Pauls ), pages 1–2 of “The Epi?tle to the Wi?e and Under?tanding Reader”
    • Wi?dom…is to a man an infinite Trea?ure, for ?he is the Breath of the Power of God, and a pure Influence that floweth from the Glory of the Almighty; ?he is the Brightne?s of Eternal Light, and an undefiled Mirror of the Maje?ty of God, and an Image of his Goodne?s; ?he teacheth us Soberne?s and Prudence, Righteou?ne?s and Strength; ?he under?tands the Subtilty of words, and Solution of dark ?entences; ?he foreknoweth Signs and Wonders, and what ?hall happen in time to come.

    Related terms

    * foreknowledge