paranormal

[ par-uh-nawr-muh l ]

/ ˌpær əˈnɔr məl /

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adjective

of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.

Origin of paranormal

First recorded in 1915–20; para-¹ + normal

OTHER WORDS FROM paranormal

par·a·nor·mal·ly, adverb

Words nearby paranormal

paranoiac, paranoid, paranoid personality, paranoid schizophrenia, paranomia, paranormal, paranthropus, paranthropus boisei , paranthropus robustus, paranuclear, paranucleate

Example sentences from the Web for paranormal

His weeknight program, “Coast-to-Coast AM,” discussed aliens, paranormal activity, and shadowy government cover-ups.

The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio |Caitlin Dickson |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After a decade of managing the Borden home, Wilber is chock-full of stories of hauntings and paranormal sightings.

Would You Stay in Lizzie Borden’s Ax-Murder House? |Nina Strochlic |October 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In her memoir, Giving Up the Ghost, Mantel writes of her own childhood encounters with the paranormal.

Hilary Mantel Visits the Twilight Zone |Jennie Yabroff |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They have had a spiritual or numinous or paranormal experience at some point in their own lives.

Eben Alexander Has a GPS for Heaven |Patricia Pearson |October 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Paranormalsocieties.com, an online national paranormal directory, has over 4,000 paranormal groups registered to its website.

True Life: I’m a Part-Time Ghost Hunter |Christine Pelisek |September 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
As for photographs, I have never obtained any paranormal ones.

Metapsychical Phenomena |J. Maxwell
Parakinesis is a paranormal movement with contact; telekinesis is a paranormal movement without contact.

Metapsychical Phenomena |J. Maxwell
I have remarked, that often the paranormal movement has to be normally simulated before it is supernormally realised.

Metapsychical Phenomena |J. Maxwell
Usually the paraNormal kept his feet on a desk rest and, eyes closed, contemplated incoming entertainment.

Cerebrum |Albert Teichner
But my principle is not to let these considerations have any weight, when judging of a paranormal fact.

Metapsychical Phenomena |J. Maxwell

British Dictionary definitions for paranormal

paranormal

/ (ˌpærəˈnɔːməl) /

adjective

beyond normal explanation

noun

the paranormal paranormal happenings generally

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