Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who communicates by telepathy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To communicate with another mind otherwise than through the senses. See
telepathy . - To communicate (a message or thought) to another mind without the intermediation of the senses.
- noun A believer in, or student of, the doctrine of telepathy; a telepathist.
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- noun parapsychology, science fiction A person with
telepathic ability; capable of reading thethoughts of others around them.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Plus, if your telepath is anywhere near the villain at any point in the story, they’ll know 100% of what’s going on right off the bat, which takes away the need for an entire novel to figure things out.
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The telepath was a stoop-shouldered balding gent with large feet.
Tinker's Dam Joseph Tinker
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Giving information to a telepath is the easiest thing in the world.
Highways in Hiding George Oliver Smith 1946
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Telepathy commonly exists between persons in close sympathy; and when two persons are working along separate lines toward the same result, it is quite usual that they unconsciously "telepath" with one another, their brains being for the time in synchronous vibration.
Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance 1864-1929 Sepharial 1896
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The Butcher Boy and The Crying Game, so he was really trying to make a sympathetic character out of this psychotic telepath, which is what he told me when I got out of rehab in 1999 and took on this role. "
Crushable Crushable Staff 2010
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The Butcher Boy and The Crying Game, so he was really trying to make a sympathetic character out of this psychotic telepath, which is what he told me when I got out of rehab in 1999 and took on this role. "
Crushable Crushable Staff 2010
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 When a made telepath calling himself “Kid Psycho” uses his powers to drive the Legionnaires nearly out of their mind, only Invisible Kid can summon the self-discipline to resist.
Hero History: Invisible Kid | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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The fact that ‘mental strength’ could keep the telepath out is only a weakness as far as a few people are concerned, and he or she is free to glean plot-ruining information out of just about anyone else.
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The fact that ‘mental strength’ could keep the telepath out is only a weakness as far as a few people are concerned, and he or she is free to glean plot-ruining information out of just about anyone else.
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 Everyone is affected by these events, and new telepath Tellus manages to catch a stray thought:  There is a conspiracy within the Legion!
Hero History: Mon-El | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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