1882, coined (along with telæsthesia) by English psychologist Frederic Myers (1843-1901), literally "feeling from afar," from tele- + -pathy. The noun telepath is an 1889 back-formation.

n. Thought-transference.

noun. the claimed direct correspondence of data from one mind to another mind, in lieu of any acknowledged method of conveying such. It is a type of extrasensory interpretation.

Thought transference.

(n) apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

The Knowledge or Communication by one Person with the Mental Processes of another through channels other than known physical or perceptual processes.

The knowledge or communication by one person with the mental processes of another through channels other than known physical or perceptual processes.

(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication [..]