Predication (noun)

  1. The act of predicating or affirming; the affirmation made; a proposition.
  2. The attribute or quality affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition.
  3. 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:

  1. The predication of the theory was proven incorrect by the latest experiment.
  2. In grammar, the predication is the most important part of a sentence.
  3. His predication that the company will fail has proven accurate so far.
  4. The predication of God's existence is a philosophical debate that has raged for centuries.
  5. The predication of his innocence was heavily scrutinized by the jury.
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