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- DictionaryPar·a·nor·mal/ˌperəˈnôrm(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. denoting events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding: "a mystic who can prove he has paranormal powers"
Paranormal, term commonly applied to experiences or events that seem unusual or unnatural. Those who experience paranormal events often attribute them to magical, supernatural, or folkloric origins while disregarding the steps normally taken to attain rational scientific explanations.
The term paranormal has existed in the English language since at least 1920. [9] [10] The word consists of two parts: para and normal. The definition implies that the scientific explanation of the world around us is normal and anything that is above, beyond, or contrary to that is para .
PARANORMAL definition: 1. impossible to explain by known natural forces or by science: 2. all the things that are…. Learn more.
adjective. seemingly outside normal sensory channels. synonyms: extrasensory. clairvoyant, psychic. perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses. telegnostic. obtaining knowledge of distant events allegedly without use of normal sensory mechanisms. telepathic. communicating without apparent physical signals. see more. Cite this entry.
4 days ago · adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A paranormal event or power, for example the appearance of a ghost, cannot be explained by scientific laws and is thought to involve strange, unknown forces. Science may be able to provide some explanations of paranormal phenomena.
adj. Beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation: such paranormal phenomena as telepathy; a medium's paranormal powers. par′a·nor·mal′i·ty (-nôr-măl′ĭ-tē) n. par′a·nor′mal·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
PARANORMAL meaning: 1 : very strange and not able to be explained by what scientists know about nature and the world; 2 : strange events, abilities, etc., that cannot be explained by what is known about nature and the world.
