second sight
noun
the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
second-sighted
-
a word derived from
second sight.
Example Sentences
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It so happened that the Patrick accusation was cleared up next day, when Nimue arrived with a second-sighted explanation.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
But, for excellent reasons, I asked Bude and Lady Bude to say nothing about the hallucination of these second-sighted Highland fishers.
From The Disentanglers by Andrew Lang
Their second-sighted eloquence, Welcomed with acclamation, Had fired action.
From Miscellany of Poetry 1919 by W. Kean Seymour
There are a few cases of a brownie being seen, once by a second-sighted butler, who observed brownie directing a man’s game at chess.
From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Andrew Lang
You confounded second-sighted Kelts—one never knows where you are!
From Captivity by M. Leonora Eyles
