parapsychism

parapsychism
parapsychism /par-ə-sīˈki-zm/
noun
Panpsychistic parallelism
ORIGIN: ↑para-1 and ↑psychism (see under ↑psycho-)
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parapsyˈchic or parapsyˈchical adjective
parapsychologˈical adjective
parapsychologˈically adverb
parapsycholˈogist noun
parapsycholˈogy noun
1. Psychical research
2. The study of phenomena such as telepathy and clairvoyance which seem to suggest that the mind can gain knowledge by means other than the normal perceptual processes
parapsychōˈsis noun
An abnormal psychosis

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  • parapsychological — adjective beyond normal physical explanation • Similar to: ↑paranormal • Derivationally related forms: ↑parapsychology * * * “+ adjective : of or relating to parapsychology * * * parapsychologˈical adjective • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • parapsychologist — noun someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance • Derivationally related forms: ↑parapsychology • Hypernyms: ↑psychologist • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Rhine, ↑J. B. Rhine, ↑Jose …   Useful english dictionary

  • parapsychologically — parapsychologˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑parapsychism …   Useful english dictionary

  • parapsychosis — parapsychōˈsis noun An abnormal psychosis • • • Main Entry: ↑parapsychism …   Useful english dictionary

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