See Also: ganzfeld(dictionary)
Ganzfeld stimulation(medicine)
Ganzfeld phenomenon(health)

preferment (iou) and ganzfeld (iou)


preferment (iou)



preferment noun. LME.
[from PREFER + -MENT.]
I. Furtherance or encouragement of an action or undertaking. LME-M16.
Advancement to an office or position, Promotion. Formerly also, advancement of a child by Marriage or pecuniary settlement. L15.
P. Levi He still half hoped for preferment at court. R. Harries A bishop..came to the vicarage door to offer the incumbent preferment.
An appointment, esp. in the Church of England, which gives social or pecuniary advancement. M16.
E. A. Freeman Spiritual preferments being turned into means of maintenance for..bastards of the royal house.
II.
Prior right or claim, esp. to receive payment or to make an offer for a thing on sale. arch. LME.
b. gen. Preference, advantage. E16-M18.

ganzfeld (iou)



ganzfeld noun. M20.
[German, lit. 'entire field'.]
Psychology. An empty field of vision; spec. in parapsychology, an experimental technique in which subjects are exposed to neutral visual and aural stimuli in order to improve results in tests of telepathy and Other Paranormal phenomena.