1. the practice of performing tricks that appear to demonstrate extraordinary mental powers such as mind reading or predicting the future
Usage: entertainment
2. the philosophical theory that physical phenomena are fundamentally mental in nature
Usage: philosophy

Examples

• The magician specialized in mentalism, amazing audiences by seemingly reading their thoughts.
• His mentalism act included predicting which card audience members would choose.
• The psychology professor explained mentalism as a form of stage magic.
• In philosophy class, we studied mentalism as opposed to materialist theories.
• The mentalist’s performance left everyone wondering how he knew their personal details.
• Mentalism shows often involve psychological techniques rather than actual supernatural powers.