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telepathy

[ tuh-lep-uh-thee ]
/ təˈlɛp ə θi /
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noun

communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.

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Also called mental telepathy.

Origin of telepathy

First recorded in 1880–85; tele-1 + -pathy

OTHER WORDS FROM telepathy

tel·e·path·ic [tel-uh-path-ik] /ˌtɛl əˈpæθ ɪk/, adjectivetel·e·path·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·tel·e·path·ic, adjectivenon·tel·e·path·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby telepathy

teleorganic, teleost, telepath, telepathist, telepathize, telepathy, teleph., telephone, telephone answering machine, telephone bank, telephone banking
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Words related to telepathy

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

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British Dictionary definitions for telepathy

telepathy
/ (tɪˈlɛpəθɪ) /

noun

psychol the communication between people of thoughts, feelings, desires, etc, involving mechanisms that cannot be understood in terms of known scientific lawsAlso called: thought transference Compare telegnosis, clairvoyance

Derived forms of telepathy

telepathic (ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk), adjectivetelepathically, adverbtelepathist, noun

Word Origin for telepathy

C19: from tele- + Greek patheia feeling, perception: see -pathy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for telepathy

telepathy
[ tə-lĕp′ə-thē ]

n.

Communication by means other than through the normal senses.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Cultural definitions for telepathy

telepathy
[ (tuh-lep-uh-thee) ]

Knowledge conveyed from one individual to another without means of the five senses; mind reading. (See also extrasensory perception, parapsychology, and psychic research.)

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