clairvoyancen.

Brit.

/klɛːˈvɔɪəns/,

/klɛːvwʌɪˈɒns/, U.S.

/ˌklɛrˈvɔɪəns/

Etymology: French; where used in 16th cent. in sense 2; but in English introduced in sense 1; sense 2, when used, is partly directly < French, partly transf. < 1.

1. A supposed faculty attributed to certain persons, or to persons under certain mesmeric conditions, consisting in the mental perception of objects at a distance or concealed from sight.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > clairvoyance

second sight1616

second-sightedness1708

deuteroscopy1822

clairvoyance1847

clairvoyancy1877

magnetoscope1890

telegnomy1905

telegnosis1911

sight1924

1847 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 24 Of the clairvoyance I have witnessed nothing.

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 125 Mainly versed in occult science, In magic, and in clairvoyance.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. ii. 14 Mesmer had little faith in that gift of clairvoyance of which Puysegur was..the first audacious asserter.

2. Keenness of mental perception, clearness of insight; insight into things beyond the range of ordinary perception.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > state of awareness

consciencec1384

knowledgea1398

sensibility?c1425

knowingness1611

cognizance1635

conusance1635

cognoscence1647

vaticination1678

consciousness1753

awareness1839

clairvoyance1861

perceivingness1872

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity

knowledgea1398

perspiciencec1450

clearness1535

perspicacity1548

insightc1580

perspective?a1586

subtileness1591

perspicacy1600

clarity1616

quicksightedness1625

perspicuity1662

clear-sightednessa1691

perspicaciousness1727

percipiency1845

far-sightedness1846

clairvoyance1861

X-ray scrutiny1896

1861 Romance Dull Life xxxvi. 258 She knew, by the kind of clairvoyance which distinguishes lonely minds, that, etc.

1884 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors ii. §19. 79 What may be called..clairvoyance in dramatic matters.

1884 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors ii. §19. 81 This clairvoyance gave them insight into things beyond their own experience. Shakspere painted much that he had never seen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clairvoyance
释义	clairvoyancen. Brit. /klɛːˈvɔɪəns/, /klɛːvwʌɪˈɒns/, U.S. /ˌklɛrˈvɔɪəns/ Etymology: French; where used in 16th cent. in sense 2; but in English introduced in sense 1; sense 2, when used, is partly directly < French, partly transf. < 1. 1. A supposed faculty attributed to certain persons, or to persons under certain mesmeric conditions, consisting in the mental perception of objects at a distance or concealed from sight. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > clairvoyance second sight1616 second-sightedness1708 deuteroscopy1822 clairvoyance1847 clairvoyancy1877 magnetoscope1890 telegnomy1905 telegnosis1911 sight1924 1847 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 24 Of the clairvoyance I have witnessed nothing. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 125 Mainly versed in occult science, In magic, and in clairvoyance. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. ii. 14 Mesmer had little faith in that gift of clairvoyance of which Puysegur was..the first audacious asserter. 2. Keenness of mental perception, clearness of insight; insight into things beyond the range of ordinary perception. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > state of awareness consciencec1384 knowledgea1398 sensibility?c1425 knowingness1611 cognizance1635 conusance1635 cognoscence1647 vaticination1678 consciousness1753 awareness1839 clairvoyance1861 perceivingness1872 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > clarity knowledgea1398 perspiciencec1450 clearness1535 perspicacity1548 insightc1580 perspective?a1586 subtileness1591 perspicacy1600 clarity1616 quicksightedness1625 perspicuity1662 clear-sightednessa1691 perspicaciousness1727 percipiency1845 far-sightedness1846 clairvoyance1861 X-ray scrutiny1896 1861 Romance Dull Life xxxvi. 258 She knew, by the kind of clairvoyance which distinguishes lonely minds, that, etc. 1884 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors ii. §19. 79 What may be called..clairvoyance in dramatic matters. 1884 J. A. Symonds Shakspere's Predecessors ii. §19. 81 This clairvoyance gave them insight into things beyond their own experience. Shakspere painted much that he had never seen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1847
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