psychokinesis
[ sahy-koh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy- ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊ kɪˈni sɪs, -kaɪ- /
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noun
the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.
Nearby words
- psychographic,
- psychographics,
- psychography,
- psychohistory,
- psychoimmunology,
- psychol.,
- psycholepsy,
- psycholinguistics,
- psychological,
- psychological block
Origin of psychokinesis
Also called telekinesis.
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Examples from the Web for psychokinesis
That is if we assume that the process is at all parallel with the phenomena of psychokinesis and levitation.
Out Like a Light|Gordon Randall GarrettIn effect, what appeared to be foreknowledge was psychokinesis—the same phenomenon as the movement of crumbs of cheese by my rat.
The Leader|William Fitzgerald Jenkins (AKA Murray Leinster)I caught an occasional word, like 'oxygen' and 'psychokinesis.'
Rebels of the Red Planet|Charles Louis Fontenay"You claimed that the human mind possessed powers of psychokinesis," I said.
Pythias|Frederik Pohl
psychokinesis
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs, -kaɪ-) /
noun
(in parapsychology) alteration of the state of an object by mental influence alone, without any physical intervention
psychiatry a state of violent uncontrolled motor activity
Word Origin for psychokinesis
C20: from psycho- + Greek kinēsis motion
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psychokinesis
1914 [Henry Holt, "On the Cosmic Relations"], from psycho- + kinesis. Related: Psychokinetic (1904).
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psychokinesis
[ sī′kō-kĭ-nē′sĭs, -kī- ]
n. pl. psy•cho•ki•ne•ses (-sēz)
An uncontrolled, maniacal outburst, resulting from defective inhibition.
The production or control of motion, especially in inanimate and remote objects, purportedly by the exercise of psychic powers.
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