telepathy
[ tuh-lep-uh-thee ]
/ təˈlɛp ə θi /
noun
communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
Also called
mental telepathy.
OTHER WORDS FROM telepathy
tel·e·path·ic [tel-uh-path-ik] /ˌtɛl əˈpæθ ɪk/, adjective tel·e·path·i·cal·ly, adverb non·tel·e·path·ic, adjective non·tel·e·path·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby telepathy
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British Dictionary definitions for telepathically
telepathy
/ (tɪˈlɛpəθɪ) /
noun
psychol
the communication between people of thoughts, feelings, desires, etc, involving mechanisms that cannot be understood in terms of known scientific laws
Also called: thought transference Compare telegnosis, clairvoyance
Derived forms of telepathy
telepathic (ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk), adjective telepathically, adverb telepathist, nounWord Origin for telepathy
C19: from
tele- + Greek
patheia feeling, perception: see
-pathy
Medical definitions for telepathically
telepathy
[ tə-lĕp′ə-thē ]
n.
Communication by means other than through the normal senses.
Cultural definitions for telepathically
telepathy
[ (tuh-lep-uh-thee) ]
Knowledge conveyed from one individual to another without means of the five senses; mind reading. (See also extrasensory perception, parapsychology, and psychic research.)