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Fortean, a. and n.
Brit. |ˈfɔːtɪən|, U.S. |ˈfɔrdiən|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ the name of Charles Hoy Fort (1874–1932), U.S. journalist and student of paranormal phenomena + -ean suffix.]
A. adj. Originally: of, relating to, or characteristic of Charles Fort or his ideas. Later also: of, relating to, or designating paranormal phenomena.
1932N.Y. Times 5 May 19/5 After Mr. Fort published his first two books..the Fortean Society was organized at a dinner held in the Savoy-Plaza Hotel on Jan. 26, 1931. 1973(title) Fortean Times. 1989C. A. Hoyt Witchcraft (ed. 2) xi. 158 Folktales, legends, or rumors of ‘other dimensions’..have been with humankind since the dawn of consciousness. Fortean writers..have kept many of these cases before our eyes. 2001Fortean Times Jan. 66/1 Ball lightning is a rare example of a fortean phenomenon that has been, reluctantly, accepted by the scientific community.
B. n. A follower or admirer of Charles Fort; a student of or expert in paranormal phenomena.
[1946N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 16 June 12/1 Some of the material..is strictly Fortean: let non-Forteans beware.] 1948H. Brean Wilders walk Away xii. 143 All four volumes have since been published in an omnibus volume (The Books of Charles Fort) with an introduction by Tiffany Thayer, a devout Fortean. 1991M. Gardner New Age xxx. 214 Like so many Forteans who seem unable to comprehend that the Fortean Society was a joke, Arnold was inclined to take seriously every published UFO story, no matter how outlandish. 2002Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 15 Jan. The Forteans have strange cults and weird beliefs but they retain their skepticism. |