telegnosis

[ tel-uh-noh-sis, tel-ig- ]

noun

1. supernatural or occult knowledge; clairvoyance.

telegnosis

/ ˌtɛləɡ-; ˌtɛləˈnɒstɪk; ˌtɛləˈnəʊsɪs; ˌtɛləɡ- /

noun

1. knowledge about distant events alleged to have been obtained without the use of any normal sensory mechanism Compare clairvoyance

Derived Forms

• telegnostic, adjective

Other Words From

• tel·eg·nos·tic [tel-, uh, -, nos, -tik, tel-ig-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of telegnosis¹

First recorded in 1910–15; tele- ¹ + -gnosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of telegnosis¹

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