as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
Worried the house may be haunted, the family hired a clairvoyant to interpret its energy.
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The family sought religious counsel and advice from clairvoyants who claimed that more than 200 demons or spirits controlled the Carolina Street home.
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Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The fill-in turned out to be the clairvoyant’s former classmate.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Indeed, Park Geun-hye’s father reportedly sought the advice of clairvoyants and shamans while president, a common practice among modern political and business elites.
—Katharine H.s. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2016
This novel follows Lizzie Craig, a young clairvoyant who lives on a farm with her grandparents in nineteenth-century Scotland.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The fill-in turned out to be the clairvoyant’s former classmate.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
Indeed, Park Geun-hye’s father reportedly sought the advice of clairvoyants and shamans while president, a common practice among modern political and business elites.
—Katharine H.s. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2016
This novel follows Lizzie Craig, a young clairvoyant who lives on a farm with her grandparents in nineteenth-century Scotland.
—The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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“Clairvoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clairvoyant. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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