prognostication

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

prognostication
    n 1: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen
         before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {portent},
         {presage}, {prognostic}, {prognostication}, {prodigy}]
    2: a statement made about the future [syn: {prediction},
       {foretelling}, {forecasting}, {prognostication}]
    3: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a
       divine source) [syn: {prophecy}, {prognostication},
       {vaticination}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Prognostication \Prog*nos`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
   prognostication.]
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   1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by
      present signs; prediction.
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   2. That which foreshows; a foretoken. --Shak.
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