extrasensory perception
noun
: perception (as in telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) that involves awareness of information about events external to the self not gained through the senses and not deducible from previous experience
called also ESP
Examples of extrasensory perception in a Sentence
discouraged by the lack of progress in the case, the police were willing to listen to a woman claiming extrasensory perception
Recent Examples on the Web
The only other major parapsychology unit in the United States was Princeton’s Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, or PEAR, which focused on telekinesis and extrasensory perception.
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Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Does a person accept, say, poltergeists, but not extrasensory perception?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Their interests included astrology, divination, numerology, extrasensory perception, and mediumship.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
Mediums often boast extrasensory perception.
—Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2022
While some psychic mediums use extrasensory perception such as clairvoyance or channeling, others focus on sensing people’s energy, thoughts, and feelings.
—Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
The convention is for those interested in paranormal and supernatural experiences but also includes Tarot reading, fortune telling, extrasensory perception and other spiritual topics.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022
Clairvoyance refers to the ability to see and interpret symbols and visions using some form of extrasensory perception.
—Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
Even in the context of a career of irreverence, there was little to suggest that Bem would end up defending the possibility of extrasensory perception, or ESP, which most mainstream scientists consider unworthy of serious inquiry.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2012
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Saskia Solomon, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Does a person accept, say, poltergeists, but not extrasensory perception?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Their interests included astrology, divination, numerology, extrasensory perception, and mediumship.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
Mediums often boast extrasensory perception.
—Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2022
While some psychic mediums use extrasensory perception such as clairvoyance or channeling, others focus on sensing people’s energy, thoughts, and feelings.
—Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
The convention is for those interested in paranormal and supernatural experiences but also includes Tarot reading, fortune telling, extrasensory perception and other spiritual topics.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022
Clairvoyance refers to the ability to see and interpret symbols and visions using some form of extrasensory perception.
—Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
Even in the context of a career of irreverence, there was little to suggest that Bem would end up defending the possibility of extrasensory perception, or ESP, which most mainstream scientists consider unworthy of serious inquiry.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2012
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