GLOSSARY
Adamantium: an
artificially created alloy of iron that is the most impervious substance
found on Earth
afterlife: a higher plane of existence attained after the soul or astral body has departed the body, usually equated with Elysium or "heaven" in Judeo-Christian religion alternate earth: a world resembling earth which co-exists with earth in dimensional space android: an artificial being designed to resemble and mimic the form of a human being anti-matter: matter composed of particles that have the opposite electrical charge as ordinary matter apparition: the image of a person or event being repeated through time through energies trapped in the environment, also called a "place memory" astral body: the sheath or form that contains the life essence of a living being's consciousness, spirit or soul astral projection: the ability to project one's astral body from one's physical self bionic: of or having to do with an artificial simulation of a living thing or part of a living thing clairvoyance: the ability to perceive things beyond the use of the five senses cyborg: a cybernetic organism Darkforce: an unknown form of extra-dimensional energy that manifests as a non-reflective highly opaque, black substance demigod: a humanoid being possessing almost godlike attributes, but was probably not worshipped. A demigod may be the off-spring of a god and a human being demon: a godlike being whose form and functions have degenerated that it preys upon the living in someway Deviant: a member of an evolutionary off-shoot of humanity created through experiments performed by the alien Celestials, possessing no standard genetic physical characteristics other than a basically humanoid form. Deviants tend to look monstrous. dimension: a universe or realm containing space, time, matter and energy divergent earth: an alternate reality which has remained identical to the known timeline up until a random change in a major event, resulting in a parallel timeline, also referred to as an alterniverse elemental: of or belonging to the aspects of earth, wood, fire and water Eternal: a member of an evolutionary off-shoot of humanity created through experiments by the alien Celestials, possessing extraordinary life spans and a vast array of physical and energy manipulative power extra-dimensional: a person or object belonging to a dimension other than that of Earth extra-terrestrial: a person or object belonging to another planet within the Earth's universe ghost: the astral body of a person who has died god: a being or entity which has been worshipped as a deity by other beings; generally used to represent a member of the Immortal race Homo magii: an evolutionary off-shoot of humanity naturally born with innate mystical powers, i.e Samantha Stephens Homo mermanus: an evolutionary off-shoot of humanity who possesses gills and dwells under water, i.e. Namor the Submariner hyper-space: a realm of space existing outside of conventional space, also called sub-space or warp-space Immortal: any of a race of humanoid beings with a longer lifespan and greater physical powers than human beings, whose kinsmen or self was once worshipped by human beings incubus: a male demonic being or force that predates upon women levitation: the psionic or magical ability to screen the physical body from gravity and thus raise off the ground light speed: the speed at which light moves (185,676 miles per hour) limbo: a generic term for various dimensions characterized by static or unchanging physical features. True Limbo exists beyond the known timestream. magic: the art, science and practice of utilizing certain unknown energies outside the electro-magnetic spectrummedium: a psychic bridging the link between the world of the living and the spirit world (afterlife) metamorph: a being or organism with the ability to change or alter its form; also called a polymorph microverse: a parallel universe that may be reached from earth by reducing one's mass to a certain point: thereby creating a nexus. They were once thought as erroneously existing within the atoms of our universe. multiverse: a group of alternate realities or universes that are related, also sometimes referred to as an omniverse mutagenic: something capable of making cellular-level changes in an organism mutant: a being born with physical characteristics not possessed by either of its parents mutate: a being who acquires a physical characteristic by benevolent mutation from exposure to a mutagenic source mystic: a person or object whose abilities or nature is derived from magic
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mystic: a person or
objects whose abilities or nature is derived from magic
mystical: of or belonging to the art of magic Negative Zone: an anti-matter universe discovered by Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) nexus: a point in one dimension through which access to other dimensions may be made Omnium: a steel alloy stronger than Titanium but weaker than Adamantium pantheon: a tribe, race or clan of gods of common origins parallel world: a world that exists in another dimension whose reality never diverged but is parallel to that of Earth paranormal: of or belonging to objects and forces beyond normal reality pocket dimension: a universe of limited spatial size poltergeist: psychic or supernatural energies which result in psychokinetic behavior or activities; sometimes erroneously confused with ghosts and sprits precognition: the ability to psionicly scan various alternate futures to predict or estimate which one is likely to manifest or occur premonition: psychic images of future events or happenings psionic: pertaining to the mental manipulation of hypothetical subatomic particles called psions psychic: a person with extra sensory perception, such as clairvoyance or precognition psychokinesis: the psionic ability to mentally affects laws of probability, usually confused with telekinesis psychometry: the psionic ability of reading the history of an object by handling or coming in contact with it Pym Particles: theoretical particles discovered by Dr. Henry Pym that enables size-changing and shunting and accruing of mass extra-dimensionally radar senses: an extrasensory means of perception whereby the brain generates electromagnetic waves that bounce off objects and returns to the brain reincarnation: the action or belief of souls or consciousnesses being reborn in new bodies through time robot: a mechanical being capable of simulating certain human abilities séance: a mystical ritual, usually of two or more people, for contacting the spirits of the dead sentient: the ability for rational and conscious thought as well as self-awareness shape-shifter: a mystical being with the ability to take on the guises and appearances of other living things sorcerer: a person who has acquired full mastery of sorcery or the mystical arts Subterraneans: any of the evolutionary off-shoots of humanity who have adapted to living beneath the surface of the earth succubus: a female demonic being or force that predates upon men superhero: a generic term used by the tabloids such as the Daily Bugle or the Daily Planet to refer to any of a type of costumed adventurers regardless if they have superhuman powers or not superhuman: skills, attributes or powers that are outside the parameters of normal human beings supernatural: any object or force beyond the balance of nature super-villain: a generic term used by the tabloids such as the Daily Bugle or the Daily Planet to refer to any of a type of costumed criminals regardless if they have superhuman powers or not telekinesis: the psionic ability to move or manipulate matter without psionicly touching it telepathy: the psionic ability to send and/or receive thoughts from the minds of other living things teleportation: the psionic or mystical ability to transport one's self or other matter from one point in space to another point in space without having physically traversed that distance time-line: the events of a particular reality that define its history time-travel: the ability to scientifically or mystically depart the timestream and re-entering it another point unstable molecules: a configuration of unknown atomic nuclei and electrons discovered or synthesized by Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic) which responds to physical changes around it vampire: a humanoid being that subsists on the blood of other living things, preferably human beings, created from a spell in the Darkhold Vibranium: a precious extraterrestrial ore from meteor deposits in Wakanda capable of absorbing vibrations werewolf: a human being who can transform into a wolf or humanoid wolf through mystical means witch: a person who has acquired mastery of the mystical arts through the religion of Witchcraft; often used erroneously by members of the Homo magii race when referring to their own race wizard: a generic term for certain sorcerers who have attained extreme mystical potential zombie: the animated body of a person who has died, either through mystical, supernatural or chemical means |
Adapted from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition