Definition of "fortean" []

• One who investigates anomalous phenomena. (noun)
• Of or pertaining to anomalous phenomena. (adjective)
• Of or pertaining to Charles Fort. (adjective)

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• "Fort stuck, primarily, to events defying the natural sciences; I also seek out "fortean" events in the humanities and social sciences -- cargo cults, angelic intervention in battles, alchemical politics or poetry, et cetera."
• "Fortean London will write about the strange things in our city but will always do it with an open mind, a gimlet eye and hopefully something near the wit and energy Fort projected into those who call themselves 'fortean'."
• "He was adopted in name, if not always in spirit, by all manner of people calling themselves 'fortean'."