Predication
(noun)
- The act of predicating or affirming; the affirmation made; a proposition.
- The attribute or quality affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition.
- The fact or state of being affirmed of the subject in a proposition.
Origin:
From late latin praedicatio, from latin praedicare ("to proclaim, declare, affir.m")
Examples:
- The predication of the theory was proven incorrect by the latest experiment.
- In grammar, the predication is the most important part of a sentence.
- His predication that the company will fail has proven accurate so far.
- The predication of God's existence is a philosophical debate that has raged for centuries.
- The predication of his innocence was heavily scrutinized by the jury.