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foreknowledge vs clairvoyance

clairvoyance vs foreknowledge

foreknowledge and clairvoyance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foreknowledge Yes No No No
clairvoyance Yes No No No
As nouns, clairvoyance is a hypernym of foreknowledge; that is, clairvoyance is a word with a broader meaning than foreknowledge:
  • foreknowledge: knowledge of an event before it occurs
  • clairvoyance: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
Other hypernyms of foreknowledge include E.S.P., ESP, extrasensory perception, second sight.
foreknowledge (noun) clairvoyance (noun)
knowledge of an event before it occurs apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
Difference between foreknowledge and clairvoyance

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