telegnosis
[tel-
uh
-
noh
-sis, tel-ig-]
/ˌtɛl əˈnoʊ sɪs, ˌtɛl ɪg-/
noun
1.
supernatural or occult knowledge; clairvoyance.
Origin
1910-15;
tele-
1
+
-gnosis
Related forms
telegnostic
[tel-
uh
-
nos
-tik, tel-ig-]
/ˌtɛl əˈnɒs tɪk, ˌtɛl ɪg-/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
telegnosis
telegnosis
/
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
(
ˌtɛləˈnɒstɪk
;
ˌtɛləɡ-
)
adjective
Word Origin
C20: from
tele-
+
-gnosis,
from Greek
gnōsis
knowledge