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telepathy
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Frederic Myers (1843-1901) |
Term: telepathy, (tele-) +(-pathy)Origin: Anc Greek
????-/tele(= prefix meaning far off, to a distance)
???????/patheia (suffering) in masculine gender is ?????/ pathos(=passion, sorrow, strong emotion). à suffix used in modern formations to mean "one suffering from"
Coined:
?n December of 1882, by English psychologist Frederic Myers (1843-1901), along with the word Telasthesia. Myers wrote..."we venture to introduce the words Telasthesia and Telepathy to cover all cases of impression received at a distance."
Definition:
Communication from one mind to another. through means other than the senses.
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