Word
of the Day for Friday 21st November 2014
Cryptesthesia \krip-tuhs-THEE-zhuh,
-zhee-uh, -zee-uh\
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Noun
1. Psychology. Allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience. |
Quotes
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Some experts attribute the jerking of the rod to cryptesthesia,
some to divine or devilish inspiration, others to unconscious muscular
activity, “sympathy,” they call it, between the diviner and the object.
-- Michael Knight, Divining Rod, 2010 |
Origin
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Coined in the 1920's, cryptesthesia is a combination
of crypt(o)-, meaning "hidden," and esthesia referring
to "capacity for sensation or feeling."
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Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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