bodement

[bohd-muh nt]

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noun

a foreboding or omen; presentiment.
a prophecy or prediction.

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Origin of bodement

First recorded in 1595–1605; bode¹ + -ment

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Related Words

premonition, harbinger, indication, portent, omen, prophecy, auspice, prognostic, straw, foreboding, augury, warning, prognostication, presage, foretoken, hunch, sign, threat, caution

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Historical Examples

Upon the whole he was not without a bodement that it would be folly to press on.
The Well-Beloved
Thomas Hardy
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