psychography

noun

psy·​chog·​ra·​phy

sīˈkägrəfē

plural -es

1

: automatic writing used for spiritualistic purposes

2

: the production of images of spirits upon sensitive plates without the use of a camera held to be accomplished by means of spiritualistic forces

3

[French psychographie, from psych- + -graphie -graphy] : the description of an individual's mental characteristics and their development : psychological biography

Word History

Etymology

psych- + -graphy

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