Clairaudience

/ˌklɛrˈɔːdiəns/ noun

Definition

The supposed psychic ability to hear sounds, voices, or messages that are not audible to other people or equipment.

Etymology

From French clair 'clear' (from Latin clarus) + audience 'hearing' (from Latin audire 'to hear'). Coined in the 19th century as part of spiritualist terminology alongside clairvoyance.

Kelly Says

Clairaudience emerged during the Victorian spiritualist movement when people claimed mediums could hear messages from the dead—it perfectly parallels 'clairvoyance' but for sound instead of sight, showing how language creates symmetry in describing unproven supernatural abilities.

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