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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek παρά- (pará-, beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to) +‎ γνῶσις (gnôsis, inquiry, investigation, knowing).

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paragnost m (plural paragnosten)

  1. clairvoyant
    • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 349:
      Neither Maitland nor McCormack had specified who 'they' might be, but you didn't need a clairvoyant here, you didn't need a fucking paragnost.

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