- telepathy
- The supposed ability to transmit thoughts directly to the mind of another, or to receive thoughts directly from the mind of another, without any normal causal interaction.
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Telepathy — • A term introduced by F.W.H. Myers in 1882 to denote the ability of one mind to impress or to be impressed by another mind otherwise than through the recognized channels of sense Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Telepathy … Catholic encyclopedia
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Telepathy — est un ensemble de briques logicielles (framework) dédié à la communication. Prévu pour être universel, il fait partie du projet libre freedesktop. Il vise à gérer toutes les formes de communication directes entre les utilisateurs, la messagerie… … Wikipédia en Français
Telepathy — Te*lep a*thy, n. [Gr. ? far off + ?, ?, to suffer.] The sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation. Note: The existence of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
telepathy — 1882, coined (along with telæsthesia) by English psychologist Frederic Myers (1843 1901), from TELE (Cf. tele ) + PATHY (Cf. pathy). Telepathic is first recorded 1884. The noun telepath is a 1907 back formation … Etymology dictionary
telepathy — [n] ability to know another’s thoughts clairvoyance, ESP*, extrasensory perception, insight, mind reading, parapsychology, premonition, presentiment, second sight*, sixth sense*, spiritualism, telepathic transmission, telesthesia, thought… … New thesaurus
telepathy — ► NOUN ▪ the supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses. DERIVATIVES telepath noun telepathic adjective … English terms dictionary
telepathy — [tə lep′ə thē] n. [ TELE + PATHY: coined (1882) by F. W. Myers (1843 1901), Eng writer] Parapsychology communication between minds by some means other than the normal sensory channels; transference of thought telepath [tel′ə path΄] n. telepathic… … English World dictionary
Telepathy — For other uses, see Telepathy (disambiguation). This article is about the paranormal phenomenon. For the magical act, see mentalism. Telepathy Terminology TP An experiment in sensory deprivation … Wikipedia
telepathy — telepathic /tel euh path ik/, adj. telepathically, adv. /teuh lep euh thee/, n. communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception. Also called mental telepathy. [1880 85; TELE 1 + PATHY] * * * ▪ psychology direct… … Universalium
