telepathy

[ tuh-lep-uh-thee ]
/ təˈlɛp ə θi /

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

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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-lĕpə-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.)