clairalience
clairalience noun: the ability to acquire psychic knowledge by means of smelling.
Noun
clairalience (uncountable)
- the ability to acquire psychic knowledge by means of smelling.
- 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...2017, Karlene Stange, The Spiritual Nature of Animals: A Country Vet Explores the Wisdom, Compassion, and Souls of Animals
- To develop your clairalience, small everything! Do not turn your nose up to the opportunity of smelling the world after rainfall, flowers on a walk, fruit and vegetables in the supermarket, puts during cuddles, coffee in the morning, cooking smells in the evening, candles and incense.2021, Shelley F. Knight, Good Grief: The A To Z Approach Of Modern Day Grief Healing
- Synonyms:
- clairscent
Examples of clairalience in a sentence
- 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.2017, Karlene Stange, The Spiritual Nature of Animals: A Country Vet Explores the Wisdom, Compassion, and Souls of Animals:
- This is more common than we realize, regardless of whether these are examples of clairalience.2021, Carla Camins Macapinlac, Vade Mecum: An Always-Present Guide to Your Divine Path:
- Sometimes, clairalience can be an early indicator of something.2021, Vincent Higginbotham, How Witchcraft Saved My Life:
Synonyms of clairalience
Origin of clairalience
From clair + *alience; see also clairolfaction.
Questions about clairalience
- What does clairalience mean?
- Clairalience means the ability to acquire psychic knowledge by means of smelling.
- How do you use clairalience in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is clairalience?
- Clairalience is a noun.
Words near clairalience in the dictionary
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