prognostication

 
Pronunciation: /prɒɡnɒstɪˈkeɪʃn/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action of prophesying future events: an unprecedented amount of soul-searching and prognostication
  • [count noun] a prophecy: these gloomy prognostications proved to be unfounded

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French prognosticacion, from medieval Latin prognosticatio(n-), from the verb prognosticare (see prognosticate)