Meaning of "paranormal" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF PARANORMAL

paranormal  [ˌpærəˈnɔːməl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARANORMAL

Paranormal can act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PARANORMAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Paranormal

Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure. Paranormal phenomena are distinct from certain hypothetical entities, such as dark matter and dark energy, only insofar as paranormal phenomena are inconsistent with the world as already understood through empirical observation coupled with scientific methodology. Thousands of stories relating to paranormal phenomena are found in popular culture, folklore, and the recollections of individual subjects. In contrast, the scientific community, as referenced in statements made by organizations such as the United States National Science Foundation, maintains that scientific evidence does not support a variety of beliefs that have been characterized as paranormal.

Definition of paranormal in the English dictionary

The definition of paranormal in the dictionary is beyond normal explanation.

TRANSLATION OF PARANORMAL

Find out the translation of paranormal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of paranormal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paranormal» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 超自然现象
• Translator English - Spanish: paranormal
• English: paranormal
• Translator English - Hindi: असाधारण
• Translator English - Arabic: خوارق
• Translator English - Russian: паранормальное
• Translator English - Portuguese: paranormal
• Translator English - Bengali: অস্বভাবী
• Translator English - French: paranormal
• Translator English - Malay: Paranormal
• Translator English - German: paranormal
• Translator English - Japanese: 超常現象
• Translator English - Korean: 초자연적
• Translator English - Javanese: Paranormal
• Translator English - Vietnamese: huyền bí
• Translator English - Tamil: அமானுட
• Translator English - Marathi: अलौकिक
• Translator English - Turkish: paranormal
• Translator English - Italian: paranormale
• Translator English - Polish: paranormal
• Translator English - Ukrainian: паранормальне
• Translator English - Romanian: paranormal
• Translator English - Greek: παραφυσικά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: paranormale
• Translator English - Swedish: paranormalt
• Translator English - Norwegian: paranormal

10 QUOTES WITH «PARANORMAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word paranormal.

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Jennifer Armentrout

I think I'm always going to be a paranormal girl at heart. I'm always going to be intrigued by it.

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Kelley Armstrong

I grew up writing about the paranormal, and I blame too many Saturday mornings watching 'Scooby Doo.'

3

Leslie Banks

I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination.

4

Art Bell

But I do believe in the paranormal, that there are things our brains just can't understand.

5

David Blaine

I think everything I do is normal, not paranormal but normal. It's using the power of the mind to achieve whatever we can endure.

6

William Peter Blatty

I have never read horror, nor do I consider The Exorcist to be such, but rather as a suspenseful supernatural detective story, or paranormal police procedural.

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Rachel Caine

I've been a fan of vampire fiction since way, way back - I loved Stephen King, Anne Rice, Peter Straub, Robert McCammon, Shirley Jackson, lots of great horror and paranormal fiction.

8

Shanley Caswell

I like the paranormal side a lot; that's my favorite kind of horror movie because it plays on your fear of the dark and makes you go home, and you can't sleep at night.

9

Kresley Cole

I've been a huge fan of all things paranormal my whole life. For me, it was always a question of when, not if, I was going to write a paranormal series. I dipped my toe in the genre by incorporating a mystical curse into the 'MacCarrick Brothers Trilogy.'

10

Andrea Corr

I think paranormal experiences are very personal, again, if they are that. Yes, sometimes I've felt that some things I would personally believe enough for me to take action on it... like, you know, I felt something happen in a hotel once that made me never stay there again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARANORMAL»

Discover the use of paranormal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paranormal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Paranormal Obsession

Paranormal Obsession is the first book to explore why we have an insatiable interest in spirits, ghost hunting, and all things otherworldly.Paranormal investigator and researcher Deonna Kelli Sayed reveals how and why our fascination with ...

Deonna Kelli Sayed, 2011

Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A ...

Can the living communicate with the dead? Does prayer work? Are astrology and psychic readings accurate? In this groundbreaking book, a leading expert in the field makes sense of these mysteries and many more.

Jonathan C. Smith, 2011

The Psychology of Paranormal Belief: A Researcher's Handbook

This book, written by an internationally renowned researcher in the field, provides a thorough and systematic review of empirical investigations into the bases of belief in paranormal phenomena.

Harvey J. Irwin, 2009

Exploring the Occult and Paranormal in West Africa

The point of departure for this book is a phenomenon which is often referred to as the "return of the religious," a recent but apparently ubiquitous phenomenon which does not fit the modernist axiom of secularization, neither in the ...

Josephat Obi Oguejiofor, Tobias Wendl, 2012

Paranormal America: Ghost Encounters, UFO Sightings, Bigfoot ...

However, unlike many books on the paranormal, this volume does not focus on proving or disproving the paranormal, but rather on understanding the people who believe and how those beliefs shape their lives.

Christopher Bader, F. Carson Mencken, Joseph O. Baker, 2011

Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal

This book provides an excellent companion to Jung's Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle (Routledge) and reveals the full extent and range of Jung's researches into a range of psychic phenomena which are still not yet adequately ...

Carl Gustav Jung, Roderick Main, 1997

Pseudoscience and the paranormal

New to this edition are extended sections on psychoanalysis and pseudopsychologies, especially recovered memory therapy, satanic ritual abuse, and facilitated communication.

Terence Hines, 2003

Paranormal Technology: Understanding the Science of Ghost ...

"Paranormal Technology" is the first book to provide a scientific method for ghost hunting, which includes in-depth explanations of what the collected data means.

David M. Rountree, 2010

Beyond Belief: Skepticism, Science and the Paranormal

In Beyond Belief: Skepticism, Science and the Paranormal Martin Bridgstock provides an integrated understanding of what an evidence-based approach to the paranormal - a skeptical approach - involves, and why it is necessary.

Martin Bridgstock, 2009

A New Science of the Paranormal: The Promise of Psychical ...

Documents case studies of paranormal research failures while explaining why and how mainstream science rejects the paranormal, in a provocative report that outlines the principles for revitalizing research in the areas of clairvoyance, ...

Lawrence LeShan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARANORMAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paranormal is used in the context of the following news items.

The X-Files creator Chris Carter on government conspiracies and …

“That 'I Want To Believe' poster states it so perfectly for me,” the X-Files guru muses. “I am looking for a paranormal experience. I am looking for ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Paranormal research in the Upper Peninsula

SAULT STE. MARIE -- There are many paranormal research groups in Michigan, but one of the longest-running groups is the Upper Peninsula ... «UpperMichigansSource.com, Jul 15»

How To Start Getting Into Horror Part 11: Found Footage

Speaking of Paranormal Activity, it's hard to talk about this subgenre without giving credit to this film for giving a fresh shot of excitement and ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jul 15»

Major Lazer's “Powerful” Video: Watch Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley …

Major Lazer's “Powerful” Video: Watch Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley Get Paranormal. share. 0. An error occurred. Try watching this video on ... «Idolator: All About The Music, Jul 15»

Paranormal Police Activity in Corktown: Behind the Game “The Thin …

Paranormal Police Activity in Corktown: Behind the Game “The Thin Blue Line”. July 24, 2015. A crime investigation table-top RPG weaves Detroit history with ... «WDET, Jul 15»

Paranormal Society begins monthly tours of 1914 Chester County Jail

If you fancy yourself a ghost hunter or are just fascinated by the paranormal, your chances to experience it in Chester begin this weekend. «Chester News, Jul 15»

2015 Paranormal Super Con haunts Erie this weekend

The Paranormal Super Con 2015 takes place Friday, 5 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, 9:45 a.m. to 9 p.m., at the Ambassador Center, 7794 Peach St. «GoErie.com, Jul 15»

The Paranormal Conspiracy: The Truth about Ghosts, Aliens and …

I'm a skeptic. Perhaps not quite skeptical enough for my atheist friends, but nevertheless I'm extremely dubious about claims of paranormal and ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

Paranormal investigators explore haunted Cuban consulate

David Pierce Rodriguez of PRISM, a paranormal investigator, recently went into the home now owned by Dominick Tubito, CFO of Robert M. «7Online WSVN-TV, Jul 15»

Caesar And Otto's Paranormal Halloween Trailer Arrives With …

For those who still don't know Dave Campfield, here is an interview I did with him some time ago. Caesar and Otto are great characters and a ... «1428 Elm, Jul 15»