Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or marked by the psychological sensation of perceiving oneself from an external perspective, as though the mind or soul has separated from and is observing the body.
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- adjective Perceived as if from an position
external to one's body; as if one'smind had separated from the body
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Examples
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People experience themselves as temporarily separate from their bodies in states of ecstasy, during so-called out-of-body experiences.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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People experience themselves as temporarily separate from their bodies in states of ecstasy, during so-called out-of-body experiences.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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People experience themselves as temporarily separate from their bodies in states of ecstasy, during so-called out-of-body experiences.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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I stopped, sat in the midst of this mosque in far west Houston, and tried to truly actualize this odd, out-of-body encounter as my own ....
Stuart Dow: Salhad Din: My Experience As Other Stuart Dow 2010
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I ended up with tuberculosis, watched my operations in out-of-body experiences, thought everyone did, studied at home and thankfully got cured.
Laura Mola: Know Thyself, from Someone Who Didn't (Part 1) Laura Mola 2011
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During my most psychotic moment, almost an out-of-body experience, I heard music -- a mellifluous strain originating from the clouds, so it seemed.
Robert David Jaffee: Why The World Is A Safer Place For People With Mental Illness Robert David Jaffee 2011
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During my most psychotic moment, almost an out-of-body experience, I heard music -- a mellifluous strain originating from the clouds, so it seemed.
Robert David Jaffee: Why The World Is A Safer Place For People With Mental Illness Robert David Jaffee 2011
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I stopped, sat in the midst of this mosque in far west Houston, and tried to truly actualize this odd, out-of-body encounter as my own ....
Stuart Dow: Salhad Din: My Experience As Other Stuart Dow 2010
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And I still think Torq should get Initiate of the Faith during one of his many out-of-body experiences in the higher planes.
Critical Hit #18: Aboard the Airship! | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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I ended up with tuberculosis, watched my operations in out-of-body experiences, thought everyone did, studied at home and thankfully got cured.
Laura Mola: Know Thyself, from Someone Who Didn't (Part 1) Laura Mola 2011
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