parapsychologyn.
/ˌparəsʌɪˈkɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌsaɪˈkɑlədʒi/ΚΠ
1887 Science 27 May 511/1 The term ‘para-psychology’ may be invented to apply to those weirdly imaginative systems of thought by which some intellects strive to satisfy their inner longings, and to make the world seem rational.
2. The field of study that deals with paranormal phenomena in psychology.
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1925 H. Driesch Crisis in Psychol. v. 242 Most text-books or essays on psychology do not deal with parapsychology.
1929 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 246/2 There is..a group of investigators who..dislike the term ‘spiritualism’, preferring to employ some non-committal term such as ‘metapsychics’ or ‘parapsychology’.
1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 653/2 If the phenomena claimed by parapsychology actually occur our whole understanding of nature is basically at fault.
2002 List (Glasgow & Edinb.) 4 July 128/4 (advt.) Ever had a psychic experience (e.g. telepathy, premonition?) If so, you can take part in a parapsychology experiment at Edinburgh University.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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