predication

predication
    n 1: (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something
         that can be assumed as the basis for argument [syn:
         {postulation}, {predication}]
    

Predication \Pred`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. praedicatio: cf. F.
   pr['e]dication.]
   1. The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of
      another; affirmation; assertion. --Locke.
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   2. Preaching. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer.
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36 Moby Thesaurus words for "predication":
      affirmance, affirmation, allegation, announcement, annunciation,
      assertion, asseveration, averment, avouchment, avowal, conclusion,
      creed, declaration, dictum, enunciation, ipse dixit, manifesto,
      position, position paper, positive declaration, predicate,
      proclamation, profession, pronouncement, proposition, protest,
      protestation, say, say-so, saying, stance, stand, statement,
      utterance, vouch, word