A fictional prophecy that has been written after the supposedly predicted event but is presented as a genuine prediction before the event; a postdiction.

(theology) From the work worked; referring to sacraments deriving their power from Christ's work rather than the role of humans, and thus not requiring faith to be effective.

plural of ex-tropical cyclone

A weather system that was a tropical cyclone but has moved out of the tropics, typically losing the eyewall and symmetrical cloud pattern but still having considerable potential for severe weather.

(logic) The principle or axiom of logic stating that if a contradiction or a false proposition is proven to be true, then it proves that everything is true. In symbols: ⊥→P