Definition of Psychokinesis

1. Noun. The power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force.

Exact synonyms: Telekinesis
Generic synonyms: Parapsychology, Psychic Phenomena, Psychic Phenomenon
Derivative terms: Psychokinetic

Definition of Psychokinesis

1. Noun. (parapsychology) The controlled movement of an inanimate object by the use of psychic powers. Abbreviated as ''PK''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Psychokinesis

1. [n -KINESES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Psychokinesis

psychography
psychoheresy
psychohistorian
psychohistorians
psychohistories
psychohistory
psychohydraulic
psychohydraulics
psychoid
psychoids
psychoimmunologic
psychoimmunological
psychoimmunology
psychojargon
psychokineses
psychokinesis (current term)
psychokinetic
psychokinetically
psycholinguist
psycholinguistic
psycholinguistically
psycholinguistics
psycholinguists
psychologese
psychologic
psychological
psychological disorder
psychological feature
psychological injury
psychological medicine

Literary usage of Psychokinesis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Activism by Henry Lane Eno (1920)
"Yet psychokinesis is not energy in the sense in which that term is employed by physical science; since, ex hypothesi, although energy is a specific form of ..."

2. Living Buddhist Masters by Jack Kornfield (1998)
"Astral travel, psychokinesis, and telepathy are just some powers that are often described as being developed through spiritual practice. ..."

3. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"... ie, in the jargon of parapsychology, by psychokinesis. The various feats attributed to the Israeli, Uri Geller, had, according to Dr. Ramamurti, ..."

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