单词 | psychical researcher |
释义 | > as lemmaspsychical researcher psychical researcher n. a person who studies or investigates paranormal, esp. parapsychological, phenomena; spec. (with capital initials) a member of the Society for Psychical Research (founded in 1882). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > study of > one who studies psychicist1876 psychist1884 psychical researcher1885 psychic researcher1891 1885 Daily News 14 Feb. 5/2 It..will sum up the aspirations of Theosophists and Psychical Researchers. 1892 W. James Coll. Ess. & Rev. (1920) 320 The ‘psychical researchers’, though kept at present somewhat out in the cold, will inevitably conquer the recognition which their labors also deserve. 1965 Jrnl. Soc. Psychical Res. 43 32 Mr Priestley..has..a number of interesting and original suggestions to offer that are well worth the serious consideration of psychical researchers. 2002 N. Drury Dict. Esoteric 258/2 Psychic Cord, term sometimes used by psychical researchers and parapsychologists to describe the silver cord that is said to connect the physical and astral bodies. It is sometimes reported during the out-of-the-body experience. < as lemmas |
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