Definition of "telepathy" []

• Communication through means other than the senses, as by the exercise of an occult power. (noun)

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• "The term telepathy is sometimes used, in conformity with its derivation, to mean the direct communication between minds at a great distance."
• "We have the elements, not merely in what we call telepathy, or mind reading, but in our everyday converse."
• "I am not certain but that we have lost another power that I suspect the lower animals possess -- something analogous to, or identical with, what we call telepathy -- power to communicate without words, or signs, or signals."