Seers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who claim to have the ability to perceive events or situations beyond normal sensory contact
2. people reputed to have foresight into the future or hidden knowledge
3. practitioners of divination who interpret signs and symbols to provide insights or predictions about various matters

Etymology: "Seers" is the plural of "seer," which the source traces to Middle English "seere," formed from the verb "see" plus the agent suffix "-er," so a seer is literally one who sees. The noun thus names a person defined by the act of seeing, and the sense of perceiving what others cannot follows naturally from that root.

Synonyms: visionaries, prophets, oracles

Antonyms: blind, ignorant