bodement

[ bohd-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. a foreboding or omen; presentiment.

  2. a prophecy or prediction.

Origin of bodement

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; bode1 + -ment

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How to use bodement in a sentence

  • As they recovered from the effects of his bodement, the people left the theatre, their minds full of indefinite dread.

    The Fair God | Lew Wallace
  • That clinging mist seemed of evil bodement for our expedition.

    The Roof of France | Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Upon the whole he was not without a bodement that it would be folly to press on.

    The Well-Beloved | Thomas Hardy