extrasensory perception
noun
ESP.
Origin of extrasensory perception
First recorded in 1930–35
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British Dictionary definitions for extrasensory perception
extrasensory perception
noun
the supposed ability of certain individuals to obtain information about the environment without the use of normal sensory channels
Also called: cryptaesthesia Abbreviation: ESP See also clairvoyance (def. 1), telepathy
Medical definitions for extrasensory perception
extrasensory perception
n.
Perception by means other than through the ordinary senses, as in telepathy, clairvoyance, or precognition.
Cultural definitions for extrasensory perception
extrasensory perception
Knowledge or perception without the use of any of the five senses. ESP includes clairvoyance (knowledge about some distant object or event, such as an unreported accident), telepathy (reading another's thoughts or sending one's own to another), and precognition (predicting the future). Although many people claim to have extrasensory powers, these powers have yet to be verified by scientific procedures. (See also parapsychology and psychic research.)