prescience UK /ˈpɹɛsɪ.əns/US /ˈpɹɛʃəns/ noun3 •Knowledge of events before they take place. •Such knowledge that is supernatural or paranormal in nature, including the prediction of things that nobody could have known by the ordinary senses.God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents — 1754 •Such knowledge that comes from wise and thorough forethought (for example, careful planning). formspresciences