photism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the stem of Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) + -ism.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
photism (plural photisms)
- (psychology) A luminous appearance, image or subjective perception of a hallucinatory nature.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience […] [1], London: Folio Society, published 2008, page 214:
- I refer to hallucinatory or pseudo-hallucinatory luminous phenomena, photisms, to use the term of the psychologists.
- The color that a synesthete may report seeing in association with a particular letter or number.
Translations[edit]
luminous appearance, image or subjective perception of a hallucinatory nature
color that a synesthete may report seeing in association with a particular letter or number