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pyrokinesis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌpaɪroʊkɪˈniːsɪs/
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noun

Meaning 1

The ability to set objects or people on fire or to supernaturally project fire from one's own being through the concentration of psychic power; the power to control fire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: fantasy, literature, media, parapsychology, pseudoscience, publishing, science-fiction

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English -kinesis English pyrokinesis From pyro- + -kinesis.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 控火 (kònghuǒ) — the ability to set objects or people on fire
  • Finnish: pyrokinesia — the ability to set objects or people on fire
  • French: pyrokinésie — the ability to set objects or people on fire
  • Georgian: პიროკინეზი (ṗiroḳinezi) — the ability to set objects or people on fire
  • Italian: pirocinesi — the ability to set objects or people on fire
  • Japanese: パイロキネシス (pairokineshisu) — the ability to set objects or people on fire
  • Korean: 염화 (yeomhwa) — the ability to set objects or people on fire
  • Portuguese: pirocinese — the ability to set objects or people on fire
  • Russian: пирокине́з (pirokinéz) — the ability to set objects or people on fire
  • Spanish: piroquinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire