1. fortean - Noun
2. fortean - Adjective
A follower or admirer of Charles Fort.
One who investigates anomalous phenomena.
Of or pertaining to anomalous phenomena.
Ufology is a somewhat Fortean subject.
Of or pertaining to Charles Fort.
fortean (plural forteans)
Alternative form of Fortean.
fortean (comparative more fortean, superlative most fortean)
Alternative form of Fortean.
Mike Dash is another capable Fortean, bringing his historian's training to bear on all manner of odd reports, while being careful to avoid uncritically accepting any orthodoxy, be it that of fringe devotees or mainstream science. Source: Internet
In collaboration with his keyboard player Spenser Cozens, Martyn wrote and performed the score for Strangebrew (Robert Wallace 2007) winning the Fortean Times Award at the London Short Film Festival in the same year. Source: Internet
For Mr. Hecht as an example, being a Fortean meant hallowing a pronounced distrust of authority in all its forms, whether religious, scientific, political, philosophical or otherwise. Source: Internet
Indeed, Coleman calls himself the first Vietnam era C.O. to base his pacificist ideas on Fortean thoughts. Source: Internet
In Fortean Times David Wood reported that in 1940 he had already made crop circles near Gloucestershire using ropes. Source: Internet
Jerome Clark has described himself as a "sceptical Fortean". Source: Internet