psy·chic

[sahy-kik]
adjective Also, psy·chi·cal.
1.
of or pertaining to the human soul or mind; mental ( opposed to physical ).
2.
Psychology. pertaining to or noting mental phenomena.
3.
outside of natural or scientific knowledge; spiritual.
4.
of or pertaining to some apparently nonphysical force or agency: psychic research; psychic phenomena.
5.
sensitive to influences or forces of a nonphysical or supernatural nature.
noun
6.
a person who is allegedly sensitive to psychic influences or forces; medium.
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Origin:
1855–60; < Greek psȳchikós of the soul. See Psyche, -ic

psy·chi·cal·ly, adverb
in·ter·psy·chic, adjective
non·psy·chic, adjective, noun
non·psy·chi·cal, adjective
non·psy·chi·cal·ly, adverb
un·psy·chic, adjective
un·psy·chi·cal·ly, adverb
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psychic (ˈsaɪkɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  a.  outside the possibilities defined by natural laws, as mental telepathy
 b.  (of a person) sensitive to forces not recognized by natural laws
2.  mental as opposed to physical; psychogenic
3.  bridge (of a bid) based on less strength than would normally be required to make the bid
 
n
4.  a person who is sensitive to parapsychological forces or influences
 
[C19: from Greek psukhikos of the soul or life]
 
'psychical
 
adj
 
'psychically
 
adv

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psychic
1871 (n.) "a medium;" 1873 (adj.) "of or pertaining to the human soul" (earlier psychical, 1642), from Gk. psykhikos "of the soul, spirit, or mind," from psykhe- "soul, mind" (see psyche). Meaning "characterized by psychic gifts" first recorded 1895.
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psychic psy·chic (sī'kĭk)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, affecting, or influenced by the human mind or psyche; mental.

  2. Capable of extraordinary mental processes, such as extrasensory perception and mental telepathy.

  3. Of or relating to such mental processes.

n.
A person apparently responsive to psychic forces.

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Example sentences
But that statistic doesn't begin to convey its psychic significance.
It echoed through the lives of all who lived nearby, rushing toward some
  appalling, mysterious point of psychic infinity.
He probably should have foreseen that the psychic path was not particularly
  fruitful.
The nine-year-olds get along well and also have a psychic shopping bond.
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