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| | # One who has the ability to sense emotions; someone who is [[empathic]] or practises [[empathy]]. | | # One who has the ability to sense emotions; someone who is [[empathic]] or practises [[empathy]]. |
| − | # {{science fiction}}, {{parapsychology}} A person with [[extra-sensory]] [[empathic]] ability, capable of sensing the [[emotion]]s of others around them in a way unexplained by conventional science and psychology. | + | # {{context|science fiction|parapsychology}} A person with [[extra-sensory]] [[empathic]] ability, capable of sensing the [[emotion]]s of others around them in a way unexplained by conventional science and psychology. |
| | #* '''1957''', Hans Stefan Santesson (editor), ''Fantastic Universe'' | | #* '''1957''', Hans Stefan Santesson (editor), ''Fantastic Universe'' |
| | #*: She was the '''empath''' who would betray empaths if she got the chance. So they'd tried to fix things so that she didn't get the chance. | | #*: She was the '''empath''' who would betray empaths if she got the chance. So they'd tried to fix things so that she didn't get the chance. |