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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Two clairvoyants encouraged Latoya to move out of the house, but that wasn’t financially feasible for the family at the time.
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Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The family sought religious counsel and advice from clairvoyants who claimed that more than 200 demons or spirits controlled the Carolina Street home.
—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
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Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The family sought religious counsel and advice from clairvoyants who claimed that more than 200 demons or spirits controlled the Carolina Street home.
—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
See All Example Sentences for clairvoyant
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“Clairvoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clairvoyant. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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