telaesthesia

American

[tel-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / ˌtɛl əsˈθi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

telesthesia.

telaesthesia British

/ ˌtɛlɪsˈθiːzɪə, ˌtɛlɪsˈθɛtɪk /

noun

the alleged perception of events that are beyond the normal range of perceptual processes Compare telegnosis clairvoyance

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telaesthetic

adjective

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telaesthesia

The most common form of psychic disturbance is involuntary clairaudience, and telaesthesia is not perhaps less general.

From Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance by Sepharial

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