Definition of "parapsychology" [par•a•psy•chol•o•gy]

• The study of the evidence for psychological phenomena, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis, that are inexplicable by science. (noun)

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• "The word parapsychology was coined by German philosopher Max Dessoir, while still a student."
• "We need to remember that what we call parapsychology today has a history that is far older than the scientific method we demand to verify it."
• "In a recent very scholarly 843-page anthology titled The Nature of Consciousness I found in the index one trivial reference to the word parapsychology."