Predication
Pronunciation : Pred`i*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. praedicatio: cf. F. pr?dication.]
Definition : 1. The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of another; affirmation; assertion. Locke.
2. Preaching. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913