Definition of "mentalism" []

• Parapsychological activities, such as telepathy and mind reading. (noun)
• The belief that some mental phenomena cannot be explained by physical laws. (noun)

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• "Of course, you do know that my crazy mentalism sometimes runs to writing with arbitrary length-restraints, right?"
• "In an interview, Mr. Segev, who refers to himself as "The Mentalizer," travels around the world and does many corporate Wall Street events, called Mr. Geller "the father of modern mentalism," and pointed to Mr. Geller's spoon bending as a trick that put him on the map."
• "Why is the tradition of mentalism alive in Israel, but not so much in America, especially with a role model as dashing as Simon Baker?"