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mentalism
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men·tal·ism  (mntl-zm)
n.
1. Parapsychological activities, such as telepathy and mind reading.
2. The belief that some mental phenomena cannot be explained by physical laws.
mental·ist n.
mental·istic adj.
mentalism [ˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm]
n
(Philosophy) Philosophy the doctrine that mind is the fundamental reality and that objects of knowledge exist only as aspects of the subject's consciousness Compare physicalism, idealism [3] See also monism [1] materialism [2]
mentalist  n
mentalistic  adj
mentalistically  adv
mentalism
the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver, as in Berkeleianism. — mentalist, n. — mentalistic, adj.
See also: Philosophy
the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in themindof theperceiver. — mentalist, n. — mentalistic, adj.
See also: Knowledge
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Noun1.mentalism - (philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awarenessmentalism - (philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness
philosophy - the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
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Seriously though, the goateed mentalist will, through the power of persuasion alone, glue us all to our sofas during the show, not literally of course as that wouldn't be much of a trick really, and then explain how he did it.
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35pm The magical mentalist begins a new live series with a 10-minute performance.
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Byline: GRAHAM KEAL THE MENTALIST - FINALE NIGHT THURSDAY, FIVE, 9pm ONLY The Mentalist could turn up to a bleak murder scene featuring a gory, severed hand and turn to a windswept, despondent, hungry colleague and ask, "Why so glum?
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