clairvoyantadj.n.

Brit.

/klɛːˈvɔɪənt/, U.S.

/ˌklɛrˈvɔɪənt/

Etymology: < French clairvoyant, clear-sighted, optically or mentally.

A. adj.

1. [French] Clear-sighted, having insight.

ΚΠ

1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal iii. 23 If he likes it, I know what to think of him... I am Clara voyant, a gad.

a. Having or exercising the faculty of clairvoyance; pertaining to clairvoyance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > clairvoyant

second-sighteda1694

deuteroscopic1841

clairvoyant1850

teloptic1893

telegnostic1925

1850 W. Gregory Lett. Animal Magn. 158 Clairvoyant Prevision or the power..of predicting future events.

1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 208 The appeal to clairvoyant skill, by Montanus.

b. figurative (cf. sense A. 1, and clairvoyance n. 2).

ΚΠ

1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World 11 The clairvoyant power of seeing the eternal in the temporal.

B. n.

1. [French] A clear-sighted person. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV (ed. 5) 300 He is also one of the Clair-voyans, and of the order of the Chevaliers des Lunettes.

2. One who possesses, or is alleged to possess, the faculty of clairvoyance. (Often treated as French /klɛrvwajɑ̃/ with feminine clairvoyante /-ɑ̃t/.)

ΘΚΠ

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

seer1583

second seer1826

clairvoyant1851

medium1851

second-sighter1897

paragnost1964

1851 H. Mayo On Truths Pop. Superstit. (ed. 2) 159 The powers here attributed to very lucid clairvoyants.

1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner viii. 121 A docile clairvoyante, who would really not make a mistake if she could help it.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xiii. 90 He had consulted a clairvoyante..as to Lilian's health.

Derivatives

clairˈvoyantly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adverb] > clairvoyantly or clairaudiently

clairvoyantly1885

clairaudiently1909

1885 A. P. Sinnett Karma I. 49 Does she look about the world clairvoyantly, and tell..what is going on in distant places?

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

单词	clairvoyant
释义	clairvoyantadj.n. Brit. /klɛːˈvɔɪənt/, U.S. /ˌklɛrˈvɔɪənt/ Etymology: < French clairvoyant, clear-sighted, optically or mentally. A. adj. 1. [French] Clear-sighted, having insight. ΚΠ 1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal iii. 23 If he likes it, I know what to think of him... I am Clara voyant, a gad. 2. a. Having or exercising the faculty of clairvoyance; pertaining to clairvoyance. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > clairvoyant second-sighteda1694 deuteroscopic1841 clairvoyant1850 teloptic1893 telegnostic1925 1850 W. Gregory Lett. Animal Magn. 158 Clairvoyant Prevision or the power..of predicting future events. 1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 208 The appeal to clairvoyant skill, by Montanus. b. figurative (cf. sense A. 1, and clairvoyance n. 2). ΚΠ 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World 11 The clairvoyant power of seeing the eternal in the temporal. B. n. 1. [French] A clear-sighted person. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV (ed. 5) 300 He is also one of the Clair-voyans, and of the order of the Chevaliers des Lunettes. 2. One who possesses, or is alleged to possess, the faculty of clairvoyance. (Often treated as French /klɛrvwajɑ̃/ with feminine clairvoyante /-ɑ̃t/.) ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > clairvoyance > clairvoyant seer1583 second seer1826 clairvoyant1851 medium1851 second-sighter1897 paragnost1964 1851 H. Mayo On Truths Pop. Superstit. (ed. 2) 159 The powers here attributed to very lucid clairvoyants. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner viii. 121 A docile clairvoyante, who would really not make a mistake if she could help it. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xiii. 90 He had consulted a clairvoyante..as to Lilian's health. Derivatives clairˈvoyantly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adverb] > clairvoyantly or clairaudiently clairvoyantly1885 clairaudiently1909 1885 A. P. Sinnett Karma I. 49 Does she look about the world clairvoyantly, and tell..what is going on in distant places? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1672
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