psychometry

[ sahy-kom-i-tree ]

/ saɪˈkɒm ɪ tri /

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noun

the alleged art or faculty of divining facts concerning an object or a person associated with it, by contact with or proximity to the object.

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Origin of psychometry

First recorded in 1850–55; psycho- + -metry

OTHER WORDS FROM psychometry

psy·cho·met·ric, psy·cho·met·ri·cal, adjectivepsy·chom·e·tri·cian

[sahy-kom-i-trish-uhn], /saɪˌkɒm ɪˈtrɪʃ ən/, psy·chom·e·trist, noun

Words nearby psychometry

psychology, psychomachia, psychomancy, psychometric, psychometrics, psychometry, psychomimetic, psychomotor, psychomotor epilepsy, psychomotor retardation, psychoneuroimmunology

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How to use psychometry in a sentence

Psychometry develops the occultist for still higher clairvoyant powers.
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers|Swami Panchadasi
In Psychometry some object is used in order to bring the occulist "en rapport" with the person or thing associated with it.
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers|Swami Panchadasi
The above incident is typical of this class of psychometry, and many persons have had at least flashes of this phase of the power.
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers|Swami Panchadasi
In this phase of psychometry, all that is needed is a piece of the coal, mineral or metal which has come from the mine.
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers|Swami Panchadasi

The following examples will give a good idea of the Denton experiments, which are typical of this class of psychometry.
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers|Swami Panchadasi

British Dictionary definitions for psychometry

psychometry

/ (saɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun psychol

measurement and testing of mental states and processesSee also psychometrics

(in parapsychology) the supposed ability to deduce facts about events by touching objects related to them

Derived forms of psychometry

psychometrician (ˌsaɪkəʊməˈtrɪʃən) or psychometrist, noun

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