Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Second sight.
- noun The second view, or that which is seen upon a second view; the meaning beyond the literal sense; second intention.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Second sight.
- noun That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
second sight - noun That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification.
Etymologies
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deutero- + -scopy
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Examples
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In such a supposed case, I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland seers, whom their gift of deuteroscopy compels to witness things unmeet for mortal eye; and who, to use the expression of Collins,
The Fortunes of Nigel Walter Scott 1801
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In such a supposed case, I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland seers, whom their gift of deuteroscopy compels to witness things unmeet for mortal eye; and who, to use the expression of Collins, — — “heartless, oft, like moody madness, stare,
sionnach commented on the word deuteroscopy
second sight
February 18, 2008