Fortean

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  • noun. One who investigates anomalous phenomena.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to anomalous phenomena.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to Charles Fort.
  • Word Usage
    "Fort stuck, primarily, to events defying the natural sciences; I also seek out "fortean" events in the humanities and social sciences -- cargo cults, angelic intervention in battles, alchemical politics or poetry, et cetera."