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PSYCHIC PHENOMENA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psychic phenomena mean? 

PSYCHIC PHENOMENA (noun)
  The noun PSYCHIC PHENOMENA has 1 sense:

1. phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processesplay

  Familiarity information: PSYCHIC PHENOMENA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PSYCHIC PHENOMENA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

parapsychology; psychic phenomena; psychic phenomenon

Hypernyms ("psychic phenomena" is a kind of...):

anomalous communication; psychic communication; psychical communication (communication by paranormal means)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "psychic phenomena"):

clairvoyance; E.S.P.; ESP; extrasensory perception; second sight (apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses)

psychokinesis; telekinesis (the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force)

spirit rapping; table rapping; table tapping (alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead)

table lifting; table tilting; table tipping; table turning (manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits)


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