clairaudient

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Modelled on clairvoyant; from French clair (clear) + English audient, or, Latin audient(em) (hearing).

Adjective[edit]

clairaudient (not comparable)

  1. (parapsychology) Pertaining to or involving clairaudience.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      "No, sir, no. They always think I know them. I know none of them. They come and I describe them." "How do you get the message?" "Clairaudient. I hear it. I hear them all the time."

Noun[edit]

clairaudient (plural clairaudients)

  1. (parapsychology) One who has the power of clairaudience.