clairaudience

American  

[klair-aw-dee-uhns] / klɛərˈɔ di əns /

noun

1. the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.

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clairaudience British  

/ ˌklɛərˈɔːdɪəns /

noun

1. psychol the postulated ability to hear sounds beyond the range of normal hearing Compare clairvoyance

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• clairaudient
  adjective
• clairaudient
  noun

Etymology

Origin of clairaudience

First recorded in 1860–65; clair(voyance) + audience (in the sense “hearing”)

Example Sentences

And it is in these special psychical states that "supernormal" phenomena, viz., psychography, clairvoyance, clairaudience, etc., occur.

From Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals by Blake, Agnes

In the earlier chapters of the present book we have spoken of the psychic principles and laws underlying psychometry, clairvoyance, and clairaudience.

From Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers by Atkinson, William Walker

In trance there is generally a development of other super-senses, such as clairaudience and psychic touch, as well as clairvoyance.

From Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance by Sepharial

Had the bell actually been rung, and heard psychically, it would have been a case of astral plane hearing, known as clairaudience.

From Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Panchadasi, Swami

This case bears the marks of very strong telepathy, but also has a suspicious resemblance to clairvoyance accompanied by clairaudience.

From Clairvoyance and Occult Powers by Panchadasi, Swami