Definition of Clairvoiant

Definition of Clairvoiant

Clair*voy"ant (?), a. [F., fr. clair clear + voyant, p. pr. of voir to see. See Clear, and Vision.] Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a mesmeric state which are not present to the senses.

Clair*voy"ant n. One who is able, when in a mesmeric state, to discern objects not present to the senses.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

CLAIRVOYANT, n. A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of
seeing that which is invisible to her patron, namely, that he is a
blockhead.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

of, or relating to clairvoyance
supposedly able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses
supposedly able to foresee the future
someone with this supposed power

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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