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Definition of Sixth sense
1. Noun. Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively.
Definition of Sixth sense
1. Noun. Extrasensory perception; the ability to sense things by means other than the known bodily senses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Sixth sense
1. The general sense of bodily existence; the sensation caused by the functioning of the internal organs. Synonym: coenesthesia, sixth sense. Origin: G. Koinos, common, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Sixth sense
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Columbian Magazine edited by John Inman, Robert A. West, Stephen M. Chester, Darius Mead (1847)
"We are perfectly aware that what we have been pleased to call a sixth sense, the
acute metaphysician, who insists upon a rigorous analysis of our mental ..."
2. The Making of a Journalist by Julian Ralph (1903)
"VI THE MYSTERIOUS sixth sense AT one time my "chief," as we called the editor in
supreme control of a newspaper, said that until further notice I might stay ..."
3. Your Psychic Powers and how to Develop Them by Hereward Carrington (1920)
"ABUSE OF THE "sixth sense" Do not depend upon your "sixth sense" until you have
exhausted the senses you already possess. If you refuse to let these work, ..."
4. Quizzism and Its Key: Quirks and Quibbles from Queer Quarters, a Melange of by Albert Plympton Southwick (1884)
"... additional to that stated in the query, presents a singular feature of animal
life. 411. What animal is supposed to have a sixth sense ..."
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