prognostication Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sign of something about to happen
    omen; prognostic; prodigy; presage; portent.
    • he looked for an omen before going into battle
  2. noun a statement made about the future
    forecasting; prediction; foretelling.
  3. noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
    prophecy; vaticination.

WordNet

Prog*nos`ti*ca"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. prognostication.
Definitions
  1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.
  2. That which foreshows; a foretoken. Shak.

Webster 1913