clairvoyance

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noun clair·voy·ance \ kler-ˈvȯi-ən(t)s \

Definition of clairvoyance

1 :the power or faculty of discerning objects not present to the senses

2 :ability to perceive matters beyond the range of ordinary perception :penetration

The fortune-teller practices clairvoyance when she gazes into a crystal ball to see her client's future.

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Examples of clairvoyance in a Sentence

I don't believe in clairvoyance, but I can't explain how he knew those things about my grandmother.
people who claim to have clairvoyance are sometimes asked to help locate missing persons

Recent Examples of clairvoyance from the Web

That's the area of your chart associated with clairvoyance, secrets, and illusion.

— aliza kelly faragher, Allure, "What This Week's Horoscope Means for You," 28 Aug. 2017
Not much clairvoyance is needed to see what is coming.

— jeannie suk gersen, The New Yorker, "How Trump Has Stoked the Campus Debate on Speech and Violence," 4 June 2017
Trump often uses clairvoyance as a justification for falsehoods.

— eugene robinson, The Mercury News, "Robinson: Mr. President, the disgrace is all yours," 23 Mar. 2017
Ducks, clairvoyance, gaming, children’s whispers and Greek tragedy appear in works from Nicola Gunn, Britt Hatzius, Yehuda Duenyas, Yara Travieso and Forced Entertainment.

— New York Times, "What’s New in NYC Theater," 29 Dec. 2016
Because here is the dirty secret of anomalous phenomena like telepathy and clairvoyance: They’ve been demonstrated dozens of times, often by reputable scientists.

— jonah lehrer, WIRED, "Feeling The Future: Is Precognition Possible?," 15 Nov. 2010

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