n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pre-d ə - ' k ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English predicacion, from Anglo-French predicaciun, from Latin praedication-, praedicatio, from praedicare
Date: 14th century
1 archaic a : an act of proclaiming or preaching b : SERMON
2 : an act or instance of predicating: as a : the expression of action, state, or quality by a grammatical predicate b : the logical affirmation of something about another especially : assignment of something to a class