noun.
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
noun.Anticipation.
noun.Providentcare; prudence.
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noun.
planning or plotting in advance of acting
noun.
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
Word Usage
"For neither in this chapter nor anywhere in Christ's teaching is there one word against what we call forethought, and they who would find in the words of Jesus any encouragement to thriftlessness are but misrepresenting Him and deceiving themselves."