law of attraction

[law uhv uh-trak-shuhn]

noun

1. the belief that the things a person thinks about habitually or in a focused way are the things that will appear in their life.

Word History and Origins

Origin of law of attraction¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Although she practices spirituality in a more personal way than can be described by any one religion — “When I’m stressed, I pray el Padre Nuestro, but I also believe in the law of attraction,” she says — the cultural dominance of Catholicism in her community inevitably colored her work as an artist.

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“I definitely believe in the law of attraction,” Brown said.

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It's been this idea of the law of attraction.

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That’s really where that book opened it up for me; I was blown away by the law of attraction.

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Besides Esther Hicks, whose best-selling “Law of Attraction” series in part inspired the popular 2006 documentary “The Secret” and was based on messages she said she received from “Abraham,” there are also authors who tour lecture halls with the promise of channeling John the Apostle and the Virgin Mary.

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