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kɪk 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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psychic (ˈsaɪkɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| psychic (ˈsaɪkɪk) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
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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Medical Dictionary
psychic psy·chic (sī'kĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, affecting, or influenced by the human mind or psyche; mental.
Capable of extraordinary mental processes, such as extrasensory perception and mental telepathy.
Of or relating to such mental processes.
A person apparently responsive to psychic forces.
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Example sentences
One aspect of that change is the notion that psychical benefit need not have much of a downside.
In any given situation, psychical violence is easily and objectively understood to either have or have not taken place.
The patient has so to speak undergone a psychical fixation as to the trauma.
Here you have whole communities for who survival of the regime is equal to psychical survival.
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