What does pyrokinesis mean?
pyrokinesis – ability to manipulate fire, derived from the Greek words πυρ (pûr, meaning “fire, lightning”) and κίνησις (kínesis,meaning “motion”) cryokinesis – Ability to reduce the kinetic energy of atoms and thus reduce temperature, can be used to control, generate, or absorb ice. telekinesis – Ability to manipulate and control objects with the mind, often in ways not visible to the naked eye.
See Wikipedia. “Pyrokinesis, derived from the Greek words πυρ (pûr, meaning “fire, lightning”) and κίνησις (kínesis, meaning “motion”), was the name, coined by horror novelist Stephen King for the ability to create or to control fire with the mind that he gave to the protagonist Charlie McGee in Firestarter. Critic S.T. Joshi describes it as a “singularly unfortunate coinage”.
