Vocabulary

The definitions listed on this page are only general definitions.

APPARITION - A spectral image sometimes referred to as a ghost.

EARTHBOUND - A ghost or spirit that is unable to cross over at the time of death.

ECTOPLASM - Free form floating vapor. Thought to be one of the stages of formation for an apparition.

ELECTRONIC VOICE PHENOMENA - Voices and noises thought to be made by the dead, captured on electronic mediums.

GHOST - Generic term used for different supernatural entities.

GHOST HUNTING - Various investigation methods used to determine the authenticity of ghosts and hauntings.

HAUNTING - A repeated manifestation of supernatural phenomena in a specific location.

ORBS - Round, opaque lights captured on film thought to be spirits or paranormal activity.

PARANORMAL - A term meaning unknown or beyond the normal.

PHANTOM - Another name for ghosts or spirits. Sometimes used to refer to ghosts that wear cloaks or robes.

PHENOMENON (Phenomena) - An outward sign of the working of the laws of nature or an extraordinary happening.

PSYCHIC - A person who is alledgedly sensitive beyond normal means.

SPECTRE - Another term for a ghost.

SUPERNATURAL - Events that take place against the laws of nature. Usually ghosts and hauntings.

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