SINCE 1828
psychography
noun
psy·chog·ra·phy
| \ sīˈkägrəfē\
plural -es
Definition of psychography
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
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