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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
paranormal
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
supernatural/paranormal phenomena (=ones that appear to be against the laws of nature)
▪ Ghosts are one example of paranormal phenomena.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ ESP and other paranormal phenomena
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And Eustace didn't believe in the paranormal.
▪ Despite severe criticism, the newspaper conducted a poll in 1980 into the paranormal beliefs and experiences of its readers.
▪ Hoagland was asked whether he had any connections to paranormal researchers, or to Bigfoot.
▪ It may be, however, that it is also a product of paranormal invulnerability that arises from athletic discipline.
▪ Most modern researchers into the paranormal set little store by such experiments.
▪ That's the problem which the paranormal presents for us, and it's the problem which miracles presented for Hume.
▪ The paranormal is automatically consigned to the demonic because it is not immediately biblical.
▪ They allowed a council-appointed paranormal expert into their home to investigate a nine-month haunting.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
paranormal

paranormal \par`a*nor"mal\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*n[^o]r"mal), adj. Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or mental processes, such as extrasensory perception or psychokinesis, outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; as, paranormal phenomena.

Syn: psychic, psychical, parapsycholological. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
paranormal

1905, from para- (1) + normal. Related: Paranormally.

Wiktionary
paranormal

a. 1 That cannot be explained by scientific methods. 2 supernatural#English.

WordNet
paranormal
  1. adj. seemingly outside normal sensory channels [syn: extrasensory] [ant: sensory]

  2. not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations" [ant: normal]

Wikipedia
Paranormal

Paranormal events are phenomena described in popular culture, folklore, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described to lie beyond normal experience or scientific explanation.

A paranormal phenomenon is different from hypothetical concepts such as dark matter and dark energy. Unlike paranormal phenomena, these hypothetical concepts are based on empirical observations and experimental data gained through the scientific method.

The most notable paranormal beliefs include those that pertain to ghosts, extraterrestrial life, unidentified flying objects, psychic abilities or extrasensory perception, and cryptids.

Paranormal (album)

Paranormal is the second studio album by American rapper Prozak. The album was released April 24, 2012, it marked his second release on Strange Music. The album features guest appearances from Sid Wilson of heavy metal band Slipknot, Krizz Kaliko, Tech N9ne and Twiztid. The album appeared on multiple charts. It debuted at #90 on Billboard 200, #15 on Top R&B albums, #8 on top Rap albums and #15 on the top Indie albums chart.

Usage examples of "paranormal".

Some future investigator of the paranormal may wander into those hills someday, talk with these people, and write a whole chapter of a learned book on demonology repeating this piece of folklore.

Rather, it all appears to be the work of either paranormal forces or a large and well-financed organization with motives that evade me.

Society for the Investigation of the Paranormal to show me one of the most haunted spots in London.

I work for an international organization that investigates paranormal activities in an attempt to prove and explain them.

I wondered how Christian knew about the psychic shindig, then figured he must have had an ear to the paranormal grapevine.

Those members who we feel show a particular gift for the paranormal will be invited to join the trust.

There is a generous honorarium, of course, and you will find yourself working with the keenest minds in paranormal research.

Trust is, as you know, made up of several influential and important people who have a profound interest in paranormal research.

And I thought, if I removed myself to the paranormal continuum my heartache would cease.

A medium of some renown and a self-proclaimed paranormal expert, Calendula Brite was a woman of modest height and build, who dressed with the bland conservatism of the Beacon Hill over-fifty set.

I, myself, feel that if someone is inclined to depend on gauges and dials for answers, then maybe the paranormal is just not for them.

Yet it was that incident that made her want to explore the paranormal and write about it.

We mainly utilize the ley lines as an aid to predicting possible paranormal activity for our research.

I have not seen one thing that comes close to convincing me that anything paranormal is going on here.

Mark and I have seen, I believe this to be a genuine occurrence of paranormal activity.