noun.
The supposed power to hear things outside the range of normal perception.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The supposed power of hearing in a mesmeric trance sounds which are not audible to the ear in the natural waking state.
noun.
An exercise of this power.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Act of hearing, or the ability to hear, sounds not normally audible; -- usually claimed as a special faculty of spiritualistic mediums, or the like.
noun.
The supposed power to perceive auditorystimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.
Word Usage
"And yet it is a curious fact that in all the sacred writings of the world there is a suggestion that holy men, or "Men of God," have this and other transcendent faculties, such as clairaudience and the power of healing."