mentalism

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  1. noun Parapsychological activities, such as telepathy and mind reading.
  2. noun The belief that some mental phenomena cannot be explained by physical laws.

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  • The sound came from every direction within the self-contained universe that was the Bololo archetype Using an Institute adept's mentalism, Bandar concentrated his will. —  FSF - May2006
  • This illusion was due to Malerick's use of mentalism, not one of his strongest skills but one that he was competent at. —  The Vanished Man
  • He'd give up ventriloquism, mentalism, and many of the close-in routines he'd done. —  The Vanished Man
  • Then he concentrated and exerted a mentalism, holding in his mind an image of the red-cushioned, ornately carved seat of black wood on which the First Overdean sat during formal dinners in the Institute's refectory. —  Magazine - Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 112] - Issue 03 - March 2007 (v1.0)
  • Those are the bare facts, but as with everything involving Michael Jackson there was a whole screaming funfair of blazing mentalism surrounding the five-minute 'press conference'. —  Hecklerspray
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/ˈmɛntəlɪzm/
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