Clairalience
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 the ability to acquire psychic knowledge by means of smelling. uncountable
"An episode of clairalience occurred for me during an animal communication with a dog that had chronic eosinophilic pneumonopathy, a lung disease that was causing congestion and thick nasal discharge. I received a distinctly rank odor associated with the nests of pack rats that the client had found under the bathtub and pantry in her old home."
Example
More examples"An episode of clairalience occurred for me during an animal communication with a dog that had chronic eosinophilic pneumonopathy, a lung disease that was causing congestion and thick nasal discharge. I received a distinctly rank odor associated with the nests of pack rats that the client had found under the bathtub and pantry in her old home."
Etymology
From late 17th century French clair (“clear”) + alience (“smelling”).
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