Advertisement

Advertisement

psychometry

[ sahy-kom-i-tree ]

noun

  1. Psychology. psychometrics.
  2. the alleged art or faculty of divining facts concerning an object or a person associated with it, by contact with or proximity to the object.


psychometry

/ saɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ; ˌsaɪkəʊməˈtrɪʃən /

noun

  1. measurement and testing of mental states and processes See also psychometrics
  2. (in parapsychology) the supposed ability to deduce facts about events by touching objects related to them
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • psychometrician, noun
Discover More

Other Words From

  • psycho·metric psycho·metri·cal adjective
  • psy·chom·e·tri·cian [sahy-kom-i-, trish, -, uh, n], psy·chome·trist noun
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychometry1

First recorded in 1850–55; psycho- + -metry
Discover More

Example Sentences

Psychometry develops the occultist for still higher clairvoyant powers.

In Psychometry some object is used in order to bring the occulist "en rapport" with the person or thing associated with it.

The above incident is typical of this class of psychometry, and many persons have had at least flashes of this phase of the power.

In this phase of psychometry, all that is needed is a piece of the coal, mineral or metal which has come from the mine.

The following examples will give a good idea of the Denton experiments, which are typical of this class of psychometry.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


psychometricspsychomimetic