extrasensory perception
ESP.
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How to use extrasensory perception in a sentence
Catholic enough to have considered the priesthood, he also loved philosophy and divination and believed in extrasensory perception.
Checking into a haunted hotel? Here’s how to make the most of it. | Liz Langley | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostYou'll have to coin a new term, because the only one I know is extrasensory perception, and that's obviously ridiculous.
Accidental Flight | Floyd L. WallaceIt happens that extrasensory perception means as much to me as history does to you.
The Edge of the Knife | Henry Beam Piperextrasensory perception can't replace sight, any more than sight can replace hearing.
Psichopath | Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for extrasensory perception
the supposed ability of certain individuals to obtain information about the environment without the use of normal sensory channels: Also called: cryptaesthesia Abbreviation: ESP See also clairvoyance (def. 1), telepathy
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Cultural definitions for extrasensory perception
Knowledge or perception without the use of any of the five senses. ESP includes clairvoyance (knowledge about some distant object or event, such as an unreported accident), telepathy (reading another's thoughts or sending one's own to another), and precognition (predicting the future). Although many people claim to have extrasensory powers, these powers have yet to be verified by scientific procedures. (See also parapsychology and psychic research.)
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