foreknow
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of foreknow
First recorded in 1400–50, foreknow is from the late Middle English word foreknowen. See fore-, know 1
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And besides, he has a laboured argument to prove, that God could not foreknow the future volitions of moral agents, unless he views them as “necessarily connected with something else that is evident.” pp. 115-117.
From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor
It is readily conceded, that, in the order of nature, the Divine Being could not foreknow that a world would certainly exist, until he had determined to create it.
From Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. by Fisk, Wilbur
Her impatience was proportionable to the love she had for them, and which made her wish to foreknow all the happiness that was like to attend them.
From The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; by Defoe, Daniel
This idea, moreover, accords with the Scriptures:—“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son.”
From Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. by Fisk, Wilbur
When they sought for the cause, it was mainly in order to control the effect or if it was uncontrollable, to foreknow and adapt their conduct to it.
From Auguste Comte and Positivism by Mill, John Stuart
Those whom God foreknew, GW also predestined to be conformed to the image of God's child .
From Time Magazine Archive
Now his heart foreknew the wrath to come, but he could not take flight, being by Athena bound there.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
If man is bound to act as God foreknew he would act, divine knowledge is saved, man's freedom lost.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
For Merlin by his art foreknew that this firstborn should be the long-wished prince, King Arthur.
From King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Unknown
For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated to be made conformable to the image of his Son; that he might be the firstborn amongst many brethren.
From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur
Wherefore we must consider what is true in the matter of foreknowing the future from dreams.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Sang they: "Unwillingly foreknowing That love with May-time flees, We take this day's bestowing, And feed on fantasies—" 4.
From The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages by Cabell, James Branch
I thought that she was kindly sent, In gracious God's foreknowing, To save from fatal detriment, This infant nation growing.
From Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems by Bartley, James Avis
From this he drew the rash conclusion that his daughter had become a misfortune to him, as some foreknowing woman had once said she would.
From The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days by Liljencrantz, Ottilie A. (Ottilia Adelina)
Love, o’er palms in triumph strown Passing, through the crowd alone,— Silent ’mid the exulting cry,— At Jerusalem to die: Thou, foreknowing all, didst know How Thy blood in vain would flow!
From The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History by Morley, Henry
Emergency managers in central Puget Sound understand what is possible and are doing their best to plan for the foreknown consequences of a major earthquake.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Each step of the routine was foreknown: passage, veto, veto upheld.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet, although the President's reasons were foreknown, his restatement of them in the Coolidge vernacular did not lessen their force as an expression of the point of view for which he stands.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The fortunes of cities, as well as of men," said Plutarch, "have their certain periods of time prefixed, which may be collected and foreknown from the position of the stars."
From Time Magazine Archive
She could take no part in public meetings or conferences, save those of which the business was foreknown to her.
From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob
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