clairvoyant

as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead Worried the house may be haunted, the family hired a clairvoyant to interpret its energy.

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Recent Examples of clairvoyant Two clairvoyants encouraged Latoya to move out of the house, but that wasn’t financially feasible for the family at the time. Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024 The family sought religious counsel and advice from clairvoyants who claimed that more than 200 demons or spirits controlled the Carolina Street home. Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024 The fill-in turned out to be the clairvoyant’s former classmate. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024 Indeed, Park Geun-hye’s father reportedly sought the advice of clairvoyants and shamans while president, a common practice among modern political and business elites. Katharine H.s. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2016 See all Example Sentences for clairvoyant 

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“Clairvoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clairvoyant. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

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