portendment

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noun

An omen.

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Meanings

nounportendment (plural portendments)

plural portendments

  1. archaicAn omen.

    The prophets of God were to these idolatrous Israelites, like comets; who were never seen, without the portendment of a mischief.

    1808, Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt, Works: Contemplations on the Old and New Testaments, page 75

Origin

From portend + -ment.

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portendment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portendment

MLA

“portendment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portendment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portendment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portendment.

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