ˌpredəˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English predicacion, from Old French predication, from Latin praedication-, praedicatio, act of proclaiming, from praedicatus (past participle of praedicare to proclaim) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at preach
1. archaic
a. : an act of proclaiming or preaching
b. : sermon
2. : an act or instance of predicating : affirmation , assertion : as
a. : the expression of action, state, or quality by a grammatical predicate
b. logic : the affirming something of another thing ; especially : the attachment of a predicate to a subject, ascription of a property to an individual, or assignment of something to a class — see essential predication ; compare subjection