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psychometry

psychometry

1 9.9
Claimed ability that lets a person learn about an object's past by touching it
  • noun
  • /saɪˈkɒmətri/
translation icon : psicometría
  • Many people believe that psychometry allows individuals to gain insights about the history of an item just by holding it.

Examples

  • Psychometry is the ability to receive information about an object by touching it using psychometry.

  • It's a form of hypnosis using psychometry.

    Why Hide? (2018)

  • Psychometry.

    Burbiszki (2020)

  • Practitioners of psychometry claim they can uncover details about a person's life through the objects they once owned.

Synonyms

ESP
vspsychometry
14 8.8

The claimed ability to know things without using the five usual senses

depends on physical contact with an object to read its history or owner
clairvoyance
vspsychometry
5 9.8

A claimed ability to know about people, places, or events without using the usual senses

relies specifically on touching or holding an object to obtain information

Surface Forms

psychometry singular
psychometries plural

Morphology

psychometry = psyche (semi-transparent) = psych + metry

Although morphologically 'psych' + '-metry' is clear, the specialized/paranormal sense 'reading information by touch' is a semantic shift that is not directly deducible by average learners.

Etymology

Psychometry also has a second meaning in the world of psychics: it uses the same roots psyche 'mind' and -metry 'measure', and people used the word for the supposed power to learn about an object or its owner by touching it. A helpful way to remember this meaning is to imagine someone trying to 'measure' an object's 'soul' with their hands.