Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance (pronunciation: /klɛərˈvɔɪəns/) is a term that originates from the French language, with "clair" meaning clear and "voyance" meaning vision. It refers to the supposed ability to gain information about an object, person, location, or physical event through extrasensory perception.
Etymology
The term clairvoyance is derived from the 17th-century French, where "clair" means clear and "voyance" means vision. It is used to refer to the ability to gain information through means other than the known human senses.
Related Terms
- Extrasensory Perception: This is the perception or receiving of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind.
- Parapsychology: This is the study of paranormal and psychic phenomena, including telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, reincarnation, and apparitional experiences.
- Psychic: A person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception (ESP), or is said by others to have such abilities.
- Telepathy: The purported vicarious transmission of information from one person to another without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Clairvoyance
- Wikipedia's article - Clairvoyance
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