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clairvoyance
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clair·voy·ance  (klâr-voins)
n.
1. The supposed power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses.
2. Acute intuitive insight or perceptiveness.

clairvoyance [klɛəˈvɔɪəns]
n
1. (Psychology) the alleged power of perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses See also extrasensory perception
2. keen intuitive understanding
[from French: clear-seeing, from clair clear, from Latin clārus + voyance, from voir to see, from Latin vidēre]

clairvoyance
the ability to see, in a trance, into the world beyond the percep-tion of the normal senses, especially with the ability to predict future events. — clairvoyant, n., adj.
See also: Spirits and Spiritualism
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clairvoyance - apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the sensesclairvoyance - apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
parapsychology, psychic phenomena, psychic phenomenon - phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes
foreknowledge, precognition - knowledge of an event before it occurs
Translations
clairvoyance [klɛəˈvɔɪəns] Nclarividencia f
clairvoyance [klɛərˈvɔɪəns] nvoyance f
clairvoyance
nHellsehen nt, → Hellseherei f
clairvoyance [klɛəˈvɔɪəns] nchiaroveggenza


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