Definition of "out-of-body" []

• Of or marked by the psychological sensation of perceiving oneself from an external perspective, as though the mind or soul has separated from and is observing the body: convinced she had an out-of-body experience while undergoing surgery. (adjective)

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• "People experience themselves as temporarily separate from their bodies in states of ecstasy, during so-called out-of-body experiences."
• "During my most psychotic moment, almost an out-of-body experience, I heard music -- a mellifluous strain originating from the clouds, so it seemed."
• "And I still think Torq should get Initiate of the Faith during one of his many out-of-body experiences in the higher planes."