Meanings
adjectiveclairaudient (not comparable)
- not comparableparapsychologyHaving, pertaining to, or involving clairaudience.
"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."
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
nounclairaudient (plural clairaudients)
plural clairaudients
- parapsychologyOne who has the power of clairaudience.
Origin
- Latinaudient(em)“hearing”
- Frenchclair“clear”
- Englishclairaudient
Modelled on clairvoyant; from French clair (“clear”) + English audient, or, Latin audient(em) (“hearing”).
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