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Prophetic vs Prescience - What's the difference?

prophetic | prescience |

As an adjective prophetic

is of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

As a noun prescience is

knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge.

prophetic

English

Alternative forms

* prophetical * prophetick (obsolete)

Adjective

(-)
  • of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet
  • predicted, as by a prophecy
  • * Dryden
    • And fears are oft prophetic of the event.

    prescience

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge.
    • God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents. (Jonathan Edwards)