Second-sight
noun
1.
the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
second sight
noun
1.
the alleged ability to foresee the future, see actions taking place elsewhere, etc; clairvoyance
second sight
Clairvoyance, as in Jane must have second sight; she knew exactly where Dad had mislaid his keys. This expression, alluding to the supposed power of someone to perceive an event in the future or distance as though actually present, dates from the early 1600s.
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