"intelligent haunting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intelligent hauntings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} intelligent haunting (plural intelligent hauntings)
  1. (parapsychology) A specter of a human soul that still retains a varying level of consciousness and can interact in several ways with the living. Categories (topical): Parapsychology
    Sense id: en-intelligent_haunting-en-noun-A3DNpvaE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience

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