presentient

American

[pree-sen-shuhnt] / priˈsɛn ʃənt /

adjective

having a presentiment.

presentient British

/ prɪˈsɛnʃənt, priː-, -ˈzɛn- /

adjective

characterized by or experiencing a presentiment

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Etymology

Origin of presentient

1805–15; < Latin praesentient- (stem of praesentiēns ), present participle of praesentīre. See pre-, sentient

Example Sentences

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For the sake of his symphony, he forced himself into a quiet frame of mind at night, made room for faint-hearted hopes, and lulled his presentient soul into peace.

From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson

However, this corruption of the fomes does not hinder man from using his rational will to check individual inordinate movements, if he be presentient of them, for instance by turning his thoughts to other things.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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