Poltergeist
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Illustration: Henri Robin and a Specter, 1863 by Eugène Thiébault
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A poltergeist is a paranormal phenomenon which consists of events alluding to the manifestation of an imperceptible entity. Such manifestation typically includes inanimate objects moving or being thrown about, sentient noises (such as impaired knocking, pounding or banging) and, on some occasions, physical attacks on those witnessing the events.
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Etymology
The word poltergeist comes from the German words poltern ("to make sound") and Geist ("ghost"), and the term itself roughly translates as "noisy ghost" or "noise-ghost".
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See also
- Poltergeist (film)
- Ghost hunting
- Spiritism
- Apparitional experience
- List of basic parapsychology topics
- Stigmatized property
- Mischievous fairies
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