para-psychology
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ə noun
the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.
Related forms
par·a·psy·cho·log·i·cal, adjective
par·a·psy·chol·o·gist, noun
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parapsychology (ˌpærəsaɪˈkɒlədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the study of mental phenomena, such as telepathy, which are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation | |
| parapsychological | |
| —adj | |
| parapsy'chologist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
parapsychology
1924, from para- "beside" + psychology (q.v.).
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Medical Dictionary
parapsychology par·a·psy·chol·o·gy (pār'ə-sī-kŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of extrasensory perception, such as telepathy, psychokinesis, and clairvoyance.
par'a·psy'cho·log'i·cal (-sī'kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj.
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Cultural Dictionary
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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