"psychography" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: psychographies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: From psycho- + -graphy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|psycho|graphy}} psycho- + -graphy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} psychography (usually uncountable, plural psychographies)
  1. (spiritualism) The act of a spirit possessing one's physical body in order to write something. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Spiritualism
    Sense id: en-psychography-en-noun-80kLqVg3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with psycho-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with psycho-: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Topics: lifestyle, religion, spiritualism
  2. A description of the psyche. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-psychography-en-noun-e~QYcadQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: automatic writing

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