clairaudience
noun
clair·au·di·ence
kler-ˈȯ-dē-ən(t)s 
-ˈä-
: the power or faculty of hearing something not present to the ear but regarded as having objective reality
clairaudiently
adverb
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The information comes to me from my spirit guides in three different ways: clairvoyance, clairaudience and clairsentience.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
To define those terms: Clairvoyance is the ability to perceive psychic abilities using imagery; clairaudience is the ability to perceive by hearing; and claircognisance is the ability to perceive by knowing.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 5 Aug. 2020
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
To define those terms: Clairvoyance is the ability to perceive psychic abilities using imagery; clairaudience is the ability to perceive by hearing; and claircognisance is the ability to perceive by knowing.
—Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 5 Aug. 2020
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clairaudience
noun
clair·au·di·ence
kla(ə)r-ˈȯd-ē-ən(t)s, kle(ə)r-, -ˈäd-
: the power or faculty of hearing something not present to the ear but regarded as having objective reality
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