Parapsychology (noun)

1. The study of psychic phenomena such as telepathy, clairvoyance, and psychokinesis.
2. The study of paranormal phenomena, including extrasensory perception and psychokinesis.

Origin:

From greek παρά (para, "beside") + ψυχολογία (psukhología, "psychology"), refers to the study of psychic phenomena, such as telepathy, precognition, and psychokinesis.

Examples:

1. The parapsychology department at the university studies psychic phenomena.
2. The parapsychology researchers were investigating telepathic communication.
3. Parapsychology is a controversial field, with many skeptics.
4. The parapsychology experiments were performed under controlled conditions.
5. Parapsychology is not widely accepted as a scientific field.