Phrase guide

third eye

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A personal source of psychic visions and clairvoyance according to certain spiritual beliefs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inner eye

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A parietal eye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pineal eye

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor

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