telepathy

[ tuh-lep-uh-thee ]
/ təˈlɛp ə θi /
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noun

communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
Also called mental telepathy.

Origin of telepathy

First recorded in 1880–85; tele-1 + -pathy

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, adverb

Words nearby telepathy

teleorganic, teleost, telepath, telepathist, telepathize, telepathy, teleph., telephone, telephone answering machine, telephone bank, telephone banking

Words related to telepathy

clairvoyance, insight, premonition, presentiment, spiritualism, ESP, parapsychology, telesthesia

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British Dictionary definitions for telepathy

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, noun

Word Origin for telepathy

C19: from tele- + Greek patheia feeling, perception: see -pathy

Medical definitions for telepathy

telepathy
[ tə-lĕp′ə-thē ]

n.

Communication by means other than through the normal senses.

Cultural definitions for telepathy

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.)