Definitions for clairvoyanceklɛərˈvɔɪ əns

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

clair•voy•anceklɛərˈvɔɪ əns(n.)

  1. the paranormal power of seeing objects or actions beyond the range of natural vision.

  2. quick, intuitive knowledge of things and people; sagacity.

Origin of clairvoyance:

1840–50; < F

Princeton's WordNet

  1. clairvoyance, second sight, extrasensory perception, E.S.P., ESP(noun)

    apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

Wiktionary

  1. clairvoyance(Noun)

    The power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses.

  2. Origin: From clairvoyance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Clairvoyance(noun)

    a power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state, of discering objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal condition

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Clairvoyance

    the power ascribed to certain persons in a mesmeric state of seeing and describing events at a distance or otherwise invisible.


Translations for clairvoyance

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

clairvoyance(noun)

the power of seeing things not able to be perceived by the normal senses (eg details about life after death).

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