† portendmentn.

Forms: 1600s portendement, 1600s–1700s portendment.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portend v.¹, -ment suffix.

Etymology: < portend v.¹ + -ment suffix.

Obsolete.

The action or fact of portending; an omen, a warning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > act or action

tokeningc888

omination1589

portending1590

portention1617

portendment1626

portendance1644

augury1654

preomination1660

omening1796

1626 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VIII. O.T. xx. 36 Like comets; who were neuer seene without the portendement of a mischeife.

1634 T. Jackson Knowledg of Christ Jesus vii. vii. §2 It only argues some deeper insight in ominous forewarnings or portendments.

1704 S. Patrick Four Disc. sent Clergy Diocese Ely 37 Slighting or neglecting the Signs of the Time, that is, such Portendments or Prognosticks of Gods Judgments or Calamities, as the very Book of nature.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	portendment
释义	† portendmentn. Forms: 1600s portendement, 1600s–1700s portendment. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portend v.¹, -ment suffix. Etymology: < portend v.¹ + -ment suffix. Obsolete. The action or fact of portending; an omen, a warning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > act or action tokeningc888 omination1589 portending1590 portention1617 portendment1626 portendance1644 augury1654 preomination1660 omening1796 1626 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VIII. O.T. xx. 36 Like comets; who were neuer seene without the portendement of a mischeife. 1634 T. Jackson Knowledg of Christ Jesus vii. vii. §2 It only argues some deeper insight in ominous forewarnings or portendments. 1704 S. Patrick Four Disc. sent Clergy Diocese Ely 37 Slighting or neglecting the Signs of the Time, that is, such Portendments or Prognosticks of Gods Judgments or Calamities, as the very Book of nature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1626
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