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telepathy

communication between minds without the use of the senses

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Where does the word "telepathy" come from? It comes from Greek tēle + pathos, and was adopted directly into English (1882).

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Where does the word "telepathy" come from? It comes from Greek tēle + pathos, and was adopted directly into English (1882).

Telepathy’s story begins in Greek: tēle + pathos meant “far feeling.” 'far' plus 'feeling'. It reached English by 1882 as telepathy. Coined by Frederic Myers of the newly founded Society for Psychical Research in London. Today, telepathy means communication between minds without the use of the senses.

  1. Stage 1 · Greek · ancient tēle + pathos "far feeling", 'far' plus 'feeling'.
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1882 telepathy "mind-to-mind communication", coined by Frederic Myers of the newly founded Society for Psychical Research in London.

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