Clairvoyance
[kleə'vɒɪəns] or [klɛr'vɔɪəns]
Definition
(noun.) apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses.
Checker: Roderick--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric state, of discering objects not perceptible by the senses in their normal condition.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Seeing without eyes, seeing in a mesmeric state.
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Definition
n. the alleged power of seeing things not present to the senses.—n. Clairvoy′ant one who is said to have this power.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of being a clairvoyant and seeing yourself in the future, denotes signal changes in your present occupation, followed by a series of unhappy conflicts with designing people. To dream of visiting a clairvoyant, foretells unprosperous commercial states and unhappy unions.
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Examples
- I have tested the theory of clairvoyance--and I have never found the manifestations get beyond that point. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The clairvoyance in this case is simply a development of the romantic side of the Indian character. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He watched her with an insight that amounted to clairvoyance. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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