"consensus trance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: consensus trances [plural]
Etymology: Coined by American psychologist Charles T. Tart. Head templates: {{en-noun}} consensus trance (plural consensus trances)
  1. An automated state of consciousness; actually, the normal consciousness, based on the premise that people believe what they are told to be true as opposed to what they have themselves realized to be true. Wikipedia link: Charles Tart Categories (topical): Psychology

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