单词 | telegnosis |
释义 | > as lemmastelegnosis telegnosis n. Brit. /ˌtɛləɡˈnəʊsɪs/ , U.S. /ˌtɛləɡˈnoʊsəs/ (supposed) psychic perception of events happening at a distance; clairvoyance.ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > clairvoyance second sight1616 second-sightedness1708 deuteroscopy1822 clairvoyance1847 clairvoyancy1877 magnetoscope1890 telegnomy1905 telegnosis1911 sight1924 1911 W. F. Barrett Psychical Res. xi. 161 Dr. Heysinger..suggests the term telegnosis, or knowing at a distance, instead of clairvoyance. 1932 J. Buchan Gap in Curtain i. 44 The instinct which had its seat in this cell specialised in time-perception... I had been reading lately about telegnosis. 1962 C. D. Broad Lect. Psychical Res. viii. 222 The distinction between explicitly referential and merely unwilling telegnosis. 2014 J. Beckman How to ruin Queen ix. 115 He performed telegnosis through child mediums, correctly predicting what was simultaneously happening miles away. < as lemmas |
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