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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The first known use of clairvoyance was in 1838
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