telegnosis

noun

tel·​egno·​sis

¦telə¦nōsə̇s,

ˌtelˌegˈn-

plural -es

: knowledge of distant happenings obtained by occult or unknown means : clairvoyance

telegnostic

¦⸗(ˌ)⸗¦nästik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tel- entry 1 + -gnosis

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