Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or mental processes, such as extrasensory perception or psychokinesis, outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; as, paranormal phenomena.
Literally, "outside the normal." An adjective that describes anything that cannot be explained in light of present knowledge, including ghosts, extrasensory perception, dowsing, astral projection, etc.
phenomena which seem to go beyond known laws of cause and effect; frequently used as a synonym to parapsychological or psychic.
Literally meaning "beyond the normal", the term encompasses all inexplicable phenomenon which defies definition and understanding based off current scientific knowledge.
Faculties and phenomena beyond normally understood causal factors.
is a catch-all term for phenomena that are either beyond the capacity of science to analyze or do not fit into the scientific paradigm. In most cases, of course, we are talking about the science of our world, but in some cases, paranormal may refer to things beyond the science of another world or time.
existing outside of the normal, not explainable by science.
something that happens in the psychic or spiritual world
Occurences that cannot be explained and/or is beyond human perception
adj (of occurances) unexplainable scientifically.
Literally "beyond normal"] beyond the range of scientifically known or recognizable phenomena.
The word "para" means beyond. Something that is beyond logical or scientific explanation.
Phenomena which is unproven, but which is alleged to operate according to unknown laws of physics (as opposed to the supernatural). An examples would be ESP.
not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations"
Phenomena that are out of the realm of that which is explainable through conventional science.
The realm of occurances and phenomena removed from those to which people are accustomed and comprehend, and presently uncategorized by standard academia.
Supernatural; not subject to scientific explanation.
Occurences that take place outside the natural order of things. This would include ghosts, UFO's, ESP and other things difficult to explain by nature but in the realm of the natural.
Phenomenon which cannot be explained by modern scientific theories.
not scientifically explainable; supernatural
think ghosts, mediums, psychics
Beyond the normal of human or scientific explanation.
something outside the perception of the five human senses of taste, smell, touch, hearing, and sight.
Phenomena which seem to defy the known laws of science.
Beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation.
Above or outside the natural order of things as presently understood.
stories that deal with supernatural creatures and events, such as ghost, vampires, fairies, etc.
Something that is beyond normal experiences which is unexplainable.
Anything beyond the present accepted explanations of science. Often pertains to psychic events, gifts or beliefs.
Beyond or above normal human powers or senses.
Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. According to the Journal of Parapsychology, the term paranormal describes "any phenomenon that in one or more respects exceeds the limits of what is deemed physically possible according to current scientific assumptions."http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2320/is_1_68/ai_n13699208/pg_4 Glossary, The Journal of Parapsychology, Parapsychological Association, accessed August 05, 2006 For this reason, the scientific community scrupulously avoids commenting on anything passing as research coming from the community of believers in the paranormal, other than to observe that it tends not to conform to the standards required by the scientific method.