Clairvoyance
noun
The ability to gain direct knowledge or information about something without using your physical senses or without proof.
Some spiritual gurus are believed to have clairvoyance, knowing secrets of the universe that others cannot perceive.
Often appears as...
- exhibit clairvoyance
- believe in clairvoyance
noun
In psychology, it refers to a person’s ability to gather knowledge about a distant or unseen target usingsome form of extrasensory perception.
His clairvoyance was tested in a controlled experiment, and he was unable to identify any unseen objects.
Often appears as...
- test clairvoyance
- study clairvoyance
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The ability to gain direct knowledge or information about something without using your physical senses or without proof.
Some spiritual gurus are believed to have clairvoyance, knowing secrets of the universe that others cannot perceive.
Often appears as...
- exhibit clairvoyance
- believe in clairvoyance
noun
In psychology, it refers to a person’s ability to gather knowledge about a distant or unseen target usingsome form of extrasensory perception.
His clairvoyance was tested in a controlled experiment, and he was unable to identify any unseen objects.
Often appears as...
- test clairvoyance
- study clairvoyance
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Use with Skepticism
Often seen with doubt, use 'clairvoyance' when discussing topics skeptically or with uncertainty.
He claimed clairvoyance, but there was no evidence to support his predictions.
Pro Tip 2/3Spiritual Context
'Clairvoyance' is commonly used in spiritual or mystical discussions about the supernatural.
The medium's clairvoyance allegedly allowed her to communicate with the dead.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to compliment someone’s insight or foresight in non-mystical scenarios.
Her clairvoyance in business decisions is unmatched.
Pro Tip 1/3Use with Skepticism
Often seen with doubt, use 'clairvoyance' when discussing topics skeptically or with uncertainty.
He claimed clairvoyance, but there was no evidence to support his predictions.
Pro Tip 2/3Spiritual Context
'Clairvoyance' is commonly used in spiritual or mystical discussions about the supernatural.
The medium's clairvoyance allegedly allowed her to communicate with the dead.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to compliment someone’s insight or foresight in non-mystical scenarios.
Her clairvoyance in business decisions is unmatched.
Pro Tip 1/3Use with Skepticism
Often seen with doubt, use 'clairvoyance' when discussing topics skeptically or with uncertainty.
He claimed clairvoyance, but there was no evidence to support his predictions.
Pro Tip 2/3Spiritual Context
'Clairvoyance' is commonly used in spiritual or mystical discussions about the supernatural.
The medium's clairvoyance allegedly allowed her to communicate with the dead.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can be used metaphorically to compliment someone’s insight or foresight in non-mystical scenarios.
Her clairvoyance in business decisions is unmatched.
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What fear can teach us PIPE...
so too might our subtlest fears be the truest. Read in the right way, our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination, a kind of everyday clairvoyance, a way of glimpsing what might be the future when there's still time to influence how that future will play out.
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What fear can teach us -...
to my our subtlest fears be the truest read in the right way our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination a kind of everyday of clairvoyance a way of glimpsing what might be the future when there's still time to influence how that future will play out
Video examples
What fear can teach us PIPE...
so too might our subtlest fears be the truest. Read in the right way, our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination, a kind of everyday clairvoyance, a way of glimpsing what might be the future when there's still time to influence how that future will play out.
Video examples
What fear can teach us -...
to my our subtlest fears be the truest read in the right way our fears are an amazing gift of the imagination a kind of everyday of clairvoyance a way of glimpsing what might be the future when there's still time to influence how that future will play out
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian Philosopher
Through systematic exercising of our thinking faculties, we can train ourselves for exact clairvoyance. Imaginative Knowledge is the first step in supersensible perception, and through it we reach the first element of the supersensible it is possible to reach, namely, the supersensible body that we bear within our earthly body in physical space.
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Alexis Carrel
French Scientist
Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.
Quote examples
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian Philosopher
Through systematic exercising of our thinking faculties, we can train ourselves for exact clairvoyance. Imaginative Knowledge is the first step in supersensible perception, and through it we reach the first element of the supersensible it is possible to reach, namely, the supersensible body that we bear within our earthly body in physical space.
Quote examples
Alexis Carrel
French Scientist
Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.
Example 1 of 2
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