parapsychology

[ par-uh-sahy-kol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌpær ə saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /
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noun

the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.

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Origin of parapsychology

First recorded in 1925–30; para-1 + psychology

OTHER WORDS FROM parapsychology

par·a·psy·cho·log·i·cal, adjectivepar·a·psy·chol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby parapsychology

paraprofessional, paraprotein, paraproteinemia, parapsia, parapsoriasis, parapsychology, paraquat, paraquet, parareflexia, pararescue, pararosanilin
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Words related to parapsychology

clairvoyance, insight, premonition, presentiment, spiritualism, ESP, telesthesia

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British Dictionary definitions for parapsychology

parapsychology
/ (ˌpærəsaɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the study of mental phenomena, such as telepathy, which are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation

Derived forms of parapsychology

parapsychological (ˌpærəsaɪkəˈlɒʒɪkəl), adjectiveparapsychologist, noun
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Medical definitions for parapsychology

parapsychology
[ păr′ə-sī-kŏl′ə-jē ]

n.

The study of extrasensory perception, such as telepathy, psychokinesis, and clairvoyance.

Other words from parapsychology

par′a•psy′cho•log′i•cal (-sī′kə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
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Cultural definitions for parapsychology

parapsychology
[ (par-uh-seye-kol-uh-jee) ]

The study of extrasensory perception (ESP), communications with the dead, telekinesis (using mental energy to cause distant objects to move), and other mental phenomena that have not been explained or accepted by scientists. (See psychic research.)

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