telegnosis

tel·eg·no·sis

[tel-uh-noh-sis, tel-ig-]
noun
supernatural or occult knowledge; clairvoyance.

Origin:
1910–15; tele-1 + -gnosis

tel·eg·nos·tic [tel-uh-nos-tik, tel-ig-] , adjective
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telegnosis (ˌtɛləˈnəʊsɪs, ˌtɛləɡ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Compare clairvoyance knowledge about distant events alleged to have been obtained without the use of any normal sensory mechanism
 
[C20: from tele- + -gnosis, from Greek gnōsis knowledge]
 
telegnostic
 
adj

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