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telegnosis

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

First recorded in 1910–15; tele-1 + -gnosis
Related formstel·eg·nos·tic [tel-uh-nos-tik, tel-ig-] /ˌtɛl əˈnɒs tɪk, ˌtɛl ɪg-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for telegnosis

telegnosis

noun
  1. knowledge about distant events alleged to have been obtained without the use of any normal sensory mechanismCompare clairvoyance
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Derived Formstelegnostic (ˌtɛləˈnɒstɪk, ˌtɛləɡ-), adjective

Word Origin

C20: from tele- + -gnosis, from Greek gnōsis knowledge
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