different between paranormal vs parapsychology

English

Etymology

para- (“above, beyond; abnormal”) +? normal; compare supernatural.

Adjective

paranormal (comparative more paranormal, superlative most paranormal)

1. That (ostensibly) cannot be explained by what scientists know; supernatural; especially of or pertaining to ghosts, spirits, and hypothesized abilities like telepathy.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

paranormal (plural paranormals)

1. A person to whom paranormal powers are attributed.
2. (with "the") Paranormal phenomena collectively, or as a field of study.

Catalan

Etymology

para- +? normal

Adjective

paranormal (masculine and feminine plural paranormals)

1. paranormal

Further reading

• “paranormal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “paranormal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “paranormal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

French

Etymology

para- +? normal

Adjective

paranormal (feminine singular paranormale, masculine plural paranormaux, feminine plural paranormales)

1. paranormal

Further reading

• “paranormal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa?an???ma?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

paranormal (not comparable)

1. paranormal

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

para- +? normal

Adjective

paranormal m or f (plural paranormais, comparable)

1. paranormal

Derived terms

• paranormalmente

Further reading

• “paranormal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

From French paranormal

Adjective

paranormal m or n (feminine singular paranormal?, masculine plural paranormali, feminine and neuter plural paranormale)

1. paranormal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From para- +? normal.

Adjective

paranormal (plural paranormales)

1. paranormal

Further reading

• “paranormal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Adjective

paranormal (not comparable)

1. paranormal

Declension

Further reading

• paranormal in Svensk ordbok.

English

Etymology

From para- (after paranormal) + psychology.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?p????sa??k?l?d?i/

Noun

parapsychology (countable and uncountable, plural parapsychologies)

1. The study of that which cannot yet be explained; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.

See also

• metaphysics
• paranormal

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