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Meaning of seer in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /sɪr/

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  1. Noun

    seer

    Etymology

    Middle English: from see+ -er

    Definitions

    1. a person with unusual powers of foresight

    Derived terms

    • envision
    • fancy
    • figure
    • image
    • picture
    • project
    • see
    • visualise
    • visualize
  2. 2. an observer who perceives visually

    Examples

    • « an incurable seer of movies »

    Derived terms

    • catch
    • see
    • take in
    • view
    • watch
  3. 3. an authoritative person who divines the future

    Derived terms

    • prophesy
    • vaticinate

Famous quotes

  • « We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being. »
    Deepak Chopra

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