Subject: Paranormal
Abilities not typically possessed by humans.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| empath n. (1956) | a person or being with the paranormal ability to perceive or share the feelings or emotional state of another |
| empathic adj. (1959) | having the ability of an empath n. |
| empathist n. (1952) | = empath n. |
| empathy n. (1956) | the paranormal perception of others’ emotions; cf. empath n. |
| esp v. (1949) | to use extrasensory powers (on); as: to communicate with (a person) telepathically; to send (a message) telepathically; to analyze (a person, place, etc.) using extrasensory powers |
| esper n. (1942) | a person or being with extrasensory powers |
| Force n. (1974) | (with the) in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: a mystical universal energy field which certain individuals, such as the Jedi, can harness to gain special powers or abilities |
| Homo superior n. (1935) | the hypothetical successor species to Homo sapiens, having greater intellect or physical abilities and often possessing paranormal powers |
| Jedi mind trick n. (1981) | in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: a telepathic technique of psychological manipulation used by the Jedi |
| mind control n. (1902) | the ability to control another person’s thoughts or actions telepathically |
| mind-control v. (1970) | to use mind control on (a person); to control or influence (a person) telepathically |
| mindlink n. (1954) | a telepathic connection between people; cf. mind-meld n. |
| mind-meld n. (1968) | a technique for the psychic fusion of two or more minds, permitting unrestricted communication or deep understanding; the act or an instance of doing this; cf. earlier mindlink n. |
| mindmeld v. (1976) | to engage in a mind-meld (with) |
| mindmelding n. (1968) | = mind-meld n. |
| mind shield n. (1938) | = thought shield n. |
| precog n. 1 (1954) | a person with precognitive abilities; cf. earlier precog v. |
| precog n. 2 (1954) | precognition; foreknowledge, esp. as a form of extrasensory perception; cf. precog n. 1 and earlier precog v. |
| precog v. (1948) | to predict the future; to predict (something) in the future |
| psi n. (1942) | (often in combinations) paranormal phenomena or faculties collectively; the psychic force supposed to be manifested by these; cf. psionic adj., psionics n. |
| psionic adj. (1951) | relating to or involving psychic or paranormal phenomena or powers; having psychic ability; cf. psi n., psionics n. |
| psionics n. (1951) | psychic powers, energy, or ability; the field of psychic phenomena; cf. psi n., psionic adj. |
| supernormal n. (1936) | a being with extraordinary (usu. psychic) powers as compared to other members of their kind |
| telekineticist n. (1949) | one who practises or has the power of telekinesis |
| telempath n. (1960) | a person who has the psionic ability to sense others’ emotions |
| telempathic adj. (1958) | of or by means of telempathy n. |
| telempathy n. (1952) | the psionic ability to sense others’ emotions |
| telepath n. (1889) | a person or being with the ability to use telepathy |
| telepath v. (1885) | to transmit (a message, image, etc.) by telepathy; (also) to communicate with (a person) by telepathy; also intransitive; cf. telepathize v. |
| telepathize v. (1894) | = telepath v. |
| teleport n. 2 (1949) | a person who is able to teleport, esp. by psychic rather than technological means; teleporter n. 1 |
| thought screen n. (1931) | = thought shield n. |
| thought shield n. (1931) | a mental barrier that prevents one’s thoughts from being read by a telepath; = mind shield n. |
| thought wave n. (1849) | a thought emanating from one's mind, esp. a telepathic emanation; a thought or thoughts travelling on a hypothetical medium of thought transfer |
| Vulcan mind meld n. (1968) | = mind-meld n. |