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consensus trance

consensus trance noun: an automated state of consciousness; actually, the normal consciousness, based on the premise that people believe what they are told to be true as opposed to what they have themselves realized to be true.

Noun

consensus trance (plural consensus trances)

  1. An automated state of consciousness; actually, the normal consciousness, based on the premise that people believe what they are told to be true as opposed to what they have themselves realized to be true.

Forms of consensus trance

pluralconsensus trances

Origin of consensus trance

Coined by American psychologist Charles T. Tart.

Questions about consensus trance

What does consensus trance mean?
Consensus trance means an automated state of consciousness; actually, the normal consciousness, based on the premise that people believe what they are told to be true as opposed to what they have themselves realized to be true.
What part of speech is consensus trance?
Consensus trance is a noun.
What is the plural of consensus trance?
The plural of consensus trance is consensus trances.

Words near consensus trance in the dictionary

  1. consensus conferences
  2. consensus national champion
  3. consensus realities
  4. consensus reality
  5. consensus theorem
  6. consensus trance
  7. consensus trances
  8. consensused
  9. consensuses
  10. consensusing
  11. consent

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