1 radiesthesia | Definition of radiesthesia

radiesthesia

noun
ra·​di·​esthesia | \ ¦rādē+\

Definition of radiesthesia

1 : sensitiveness held to enable a person with the aid of divining rod or pendulum to detect things (such as the presence of underground water, the nature of an illness, or the guilt of a suspected person) also : dowsing, divining
2 : a study that deals with radiesthesia

First Known Use of radiesthesia

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for radiesthesia

New Latin, from Latin radius ray + New Latin esthesia

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