Seer
Overview
Predicting the future
- A clairvoyantClairvoyanceThe term clairvoyance is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses, a form of extra-sensory perception...
, prophetProphetIn religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
, oracleOracleIn Classical Antiquity, an oracle was a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods. As such it is a form of divination....
, or divinerDivinationDivination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic standardized process or ritual... - The Seer (Charmed)The Seer (Charmed)The Seers are two fictional characters on the WB television series Charmed. Each Seer is a powerful upper-level demoness capable of seeing the future.- The Seer :...
, a fictional character on the television series Charmed - Brahan SeerBrahan SeerThe Brahan Seer, known in his native Scottish Gaelic as Coinneach Odhar. Some have questioned whether he really existed at all. He is thought to have come from Uig on lands owned by the Seaforths, and to have been a Mackenzie, although both these details are in themselves questioned...
, a legendary seer connected with Brahan Castle in Dingwall, Scotland
Religion
- Book of Samuel the SeerBook of Samuel the SeerThe Book of Samuel the Seer is a lost text.-Description:A description within Books of Chronicles 29:29, the passage reads:"Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the...
, a lost Biblical text - The Seer (periodical)The Seer (periodical)The Seer was an official periodical of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which first appeared in 1853 and was published throughout 1854.-History of publication:...
, a former publication by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Places
- Seer GharbiSeer GharbiSeer Gharbi,, is one of the 51 union councils of Abbottabad District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located in the southeastern part of the province, bordering the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province ....
, a Union Council in NWFP, Pakistan - Seer GreenSeer GreenSeer Green is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about a mile east of Beaconsfield and a mile south-west of Chalfont St Giles.-History:...
, a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England
People
- Dudley SeersDudley SeersDudley Seers was a British economist who specialised in development economics. After his military service with the Royal Navy he taught at Oxford and then worked for various UN institutions...
, an economist - Matt SeersMatt SeersMatt Seers is an Australian former professional rugby league player for the North Sydney Bears, Wests Tigers and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats...
(born 28 June 1974) Australian rugby league player
Other
- Seer (unit)Seer (unit)A Seer is an obsolete unit of mass and volume that was used in parts of Asia.-India:In India, the seer was defined by the Standards of Weights and Measures Act as being exactly equal to 0.93310 kg...
, a customary unit of mass and capacity in Asia - Seer fishSeer fishSeer fish refers to a subfamily of the Scombridae or Mackerel family. Seerfishes include such species as:* Indo-Pacific king mackerel, Scomberomorus guttatus* Streaked Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus lineolatus...
, a group of sea fish varieties that are popular in South Asia - SEER-SEMSEER-SEMSEER for Software is an algorithmic project management software application designed specifically to estimate, plan and monitor the effort and resources required for any type of software development and/or maintenance project...
, an algorithmic project management software application - Seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER)Seasonal energy efficiency ratioThe efficiency of air conditioners is often rated by the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio which is defined by the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute in its standard ARI 210/240, Performance Rating of Unitary Air-Conditioning and Air-Source Heat Pump Equipment.The SEER rating of...
, used to define the seasonal efficiency of air conditioners and refrigeration equipment.
