different between clairvoyance vs prophesying

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French clairvoyance.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kl???v???ns/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kl???v???ns/

Noun

clairvoyance (usually uncountable, plural clairvoyances)

1. (parapsychology) The power to see the future.

Hyponyms

• clairaudience
• metagnomy
• precognition
• psychometry
• second sight

Related terms

• clairvoyant

Translations

See also

• claircognizance
• clairsentience

Anagrams

• ovarian cycle

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kl??.vwa.j??s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

clairvoyance f (plural clairvoyances)

1. clairvoyance

Further reading

• “clairvoyance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Verb

prophesying

1. present participle of prophesy

Noun

prophesying (plural prophesyings)

1. A prophecy.
   • 1831, Robert Barclay, George Keith, Truth triumphant through the spiritual warfare, Christian labours, and writings of that able and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Robert Barclay

     He had not the writings nor prophesyings of any going before, nor yet the concurrence of any church or people to strengthen him; and yet his faith in the word, by which he contradicted the whole world, saved him and his house.

2. (historical) A religious meeting to discuss parts of Scripture and their possible use in sermons.