11) telepathy. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...Communication through means other than the senses, as by the exercise of an occult power. teleˇpathic (tel-pathik) -ADJECTIVEteleˇpathiˇcalˇly -ADVERBteˇlepaˇthist... 12) telekinesis. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...The movement of objects by scientifically inexplicable means, as by the exercise of an occult power. teleˇkiˇnetic (-netik) -ADJECTIVEteleˇkiˇnetiˇcalˇly -ADVERB... 13) gnome 1. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground and guard treasure hoards. 2. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being that has earth as its element.... 14) cryptogram. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...code or cipher. Also called cryptograph. 2. A figure or representation having a secret or occult significance. cryptoˇgrammic -ADJECTIVE... 15) Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna Hahn. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the
English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. ...theosophist who founded (1875) the Theosophical Society in New York City and wrote books of occult lore, such as Isis Unveiled (1877).... 16) Chaldean. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...of an ancient Semitic people who ruled in Babylonia. 2. See Aramaic. 3. A person versed in occult learning. Chalˇdaic (-dik) -ADJECTIVE & NOUN... 17) mysterious. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...See mystery1.mysˇteriˇousˇly -ADVERBmysˇteriˇousˇness -NOUNmysterious, esoteric, arcane, occult, inscrutable These adjectives mean beyond human power to explain or... 18) salamander. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...generally resembling a lizard, believed capable of living in or withstanding fire. b. In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being having fire as its element.... 19) elemental. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...as to resemble a force of nature in power or effect: elemental violence. In certain occult systems, an inhabitant of one of the four elements, especially any of the... 20) hermetic. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000. ...or relating to Hermes Trismegistus or the works ascribed to him. b. Having to do with the occult sciences, especially alchemy; magical. New Latin hermticus, alchemical,... |