different between preconception vs foreken

English

Etymology

pre- +? conception

Noun

preconception (plural preconceptions)

1. An opinion formed before obtaining adequate evidence, especially as the result of bias or prejudice.
2. A prejudice that prevents rational consideration of an issue.

Translations

Adjective

preconception (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Preconceptional.

English

Etymology

From fore- +? ken.

Verb

foreken (third-person singular simple present forekens, present participle forekenning, simple past and past participle forekenned or forekent)

1. (transitive) To perceive, ken, or realise ahead of time; foreknow; preconceive.

Noun

foreken (uncountable)

1. Readiness for or anticipation of a perception; foreknowledge; preconception.
   • 1892, Edward Elbridge Salisbury, Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury, Family histories and genealogies:

     But Mr. Marcy, with that foreken which distinguishes statesmen from politicians, saw the coming time when the Pacific Coast population would emerge out of its transient humors, when it would feel the settled purposes of permanent [...]