PREDICATION


Meaning of PREDICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpre-də-ˈkā-shən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.