Dictionary

telekinesist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌtɛləkɪˈniːsɪst/

Etymology

From telekinesis + -ist.

Meanings

1. A person who purportedly moves or manipulates objects using telekinesis—i.e., by mental power without physical contact.
   • He’s a Telekinesist from Tellus, called Aaron. 2024 July 11, Ray McCarthy, The Mission's Talent, Corvids Press, page 86:
   • This subtext of the Force, as a type of energy that can be tapped into, has attracted many enthusiastic consumers of the Star Wars mythos. By obeying it, one is able to predict events, control gravity, be a telekinesist, influence peoples minds… 2005, Adam Possamai, Religion and Popular Culture: A Hyper-real Testament, P.I.E.-Peter Lang, page 86:
   • Yet nobody tries to move their arm, or wills it to move in the way in which the would-be telekinesist wills that the matchbox moves. 2015 February 17, Constantine Sandis, Jonathan Dancy, editors, Philosophy of Action: An Anthology, Wiley, page 66:

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Relateds

telepathy · psychokinesis — often used interchangeably with telekinesis · psychic · telekinetic