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Clairvoyant vs Augur - What's the difference?

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Clairvoyant is a related term of augur.


As nouns the difference between clairvoyant and augur

is that clairvoyant is a person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses while augur is augur (diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds), especially in the context of ancient rome.

As an adjective clairvoyant

is of or relating to clairvoyance.

clairvoyant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to clairvoyance.
  • Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
  • Able to foresee the future.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
  • A person able to foresee the future.

    • Synonyms

    * (person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses) medium, mystic, seer * (person able to forsee the future) fortune teller

    Anagrams

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    augur

    English

    (wikipedia augur)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
  • * Dryden
    • Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found / Without a priestly curse or boding sound.
  • (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.

    • Verb

  • To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
  • To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.
    • to augur well or ill

    Derived terms

    * augury

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