thoughtography en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) French photographiebor. English photography blend English thoughtography Blend of thought + photography.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The supposed psychic ability of imprinting images onto film.
[…] thoughtography might be regarded merely as an unusual means of registration of a still-mysterious phenomenon […]
1974, Edgar D Mitchell, John Warren White, Psychic Exploration:Can one discern a hard and fast line between the thoughtography of Ted Serios and old-fashioned spirit photography?
1982, Hilary Evans, Intrusions: Society and the Paranormal:
Deriveds
Relateds
thoughtographer · thoughtograph
Translations (2)
ja 念写 (supposed psychic ability of imprinting images onto film) · ko 염사 (supposed psychic ability of imprinting images onto film)