psychical communication
- noun
- /ˈsaɪkɪkəl kəˌmjunɪˈkeɪʃən/
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comunicación psíquica
- The book explores the possibility of psychical communication with deceased loved ones through séances.
Examples
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Some researchers claim that psychical communication can occur between twins even when they are far apart.
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Despite numerous studies, evidence for psychical communication remains highly controversial among scientists.
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Many believe in psychical communication between loved ones.
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She studies psychical communications at the university.
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Some researchers claim that psychical communication can occur between twins even when they are far apart.
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Despite numerous studies, evidence for psychical communication remains highly controversial among scientists.
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The book explores the possibility of psychical communication with deceased loved ones through séances.
Synonyms
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Ability to send and receive another person's thoughts without speech or writing
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Sending thoughts and feelings directly from one person's mind to another without using words or touch
Communication using claimed mind powers instead of normal sight or hearing
A way of sending messages by telepathy or other methods outside the normal senses
How Paranormal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'psychical' (pertaining to paranormal phenomena) modifying 'communication' (exchange of information), so the meaning 'communication by paranormal/psychic means (e.g., telepathy)' is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is transparent and similar across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words would likely infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The term psychical communication imagines the psychical part as the mind sending a communication, a message, to another person without words, like an invisible radio between thoughts. So, it means 'sending thoughts or feelings without using sight, hearing, or speech'.