Definition of "percipient" in English

adjective

1. Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.

2. (psychology, education, dated) Perceiving events only in the moment, without reflection, like a very young child.

noun

1. (philosophy, psychology) One who perceives something.

   • As anatomy, physiology and, later, psychology have developed into more or less well-organized sciences, they have necessarily and rightly come to incorporate the study of, among other things, the structures, mechanisms, and functionings of animal and human bodies qua percipient.

2. (parapsychology) One who has perceived a paranormal event.

   • In the course of investigating the haunting, I interviewed several percipients.