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clairvoyance

clairvoyance Clairvoyance is the alleged power to perceive things that are not ordinarily visible or that are far away by means of a special faculty.

Clairvoyance is the alleged power to perceive things that are not ordinarily visible or that are far away by means of a special faculty. In historical psychology writing, it was linked with mesmerism, phrenology, spiritualism, and older divination traditions, but the source states that strict scientific testing did not produce evidence that the power is real.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Clairvoyance” (Clairvoyance).
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