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bilocation

bilocation

1 9.9
A claimed power to be in two places at the same time, often in religious stories
  • noun
  • /ˌbaɪloʊˈkeɪʃən/
  • Literature
: bilocación
  • WICCA, VOODOO, SATANISM, THE BLACK ART OF BODILY BILOCATION?

Examples

  • Near-instant translation software, pseudonyms, limitless information at a couple of strokes, the bilocation/multilocation experience.

    Blog text (18)

  • Virtual bilocation—you can't beat it!

    Blog text (27)

  • What if these people had an area of bilocation in their own living room?

    Poltergeist (1982)

  • This was the area of bilocation?

    Poltergeist (2015)

  • Where was the last incident of bilocation?

    Poltergeist (1982)

  • OR... A DOUBLE CONJURED INTO THE WORLD BY A TECHNIQUE CALLED BILOCATION, WHICH, IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMS, REPRESENTS THE PERSON'S SECRET DESIRES AND IMPULSES, COMMITTING ACTS THAT A REAL PERSON CANNOT COMMIT HIMSELF... OR... HERSELF.

    The Vampyre Wars (1996)

  • The story of the saint's bilocation amazed everyone as she appeared in two cities at the same time.

  • Many stories in religious texts describe bilocation, where figures are said to be in different places simultaneously.

  • The phenomenon of bilocation challenges our understanding of space and time, suggesting the impossible.

Surface Forms

bilocation singular
bilocations plural

Morphology

bilocation = location (semi-transparent) = bi + location

The prefix 'bi-' suggests 'two', and 'location' is clear, but the supernatural aspect of being in two places at once is not a standard derivation.

Etymology

Bilocation comes from bi- ('two') and location ('place'), so it literally means being in two places at the same time. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a bicycle, which also uses bi- for 'two', so bilocation is like having two 'locations' at once.