psychic
of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental.
Psychology. pertaining to or noting mental phenomena.
outside of natural or scientific knowledge; spiritual.
of or relating to some apparently nonphysical force or agency: psychic research;psychic phenomena.
sensitive to influences or forces of a nonphysical or supernatural nature.
a person who is allegedly sensitive to psychic influences or forces; medium.
Origin of psychic
1Other words from psychic
- psy·chi·cal·ly, adverb
- in·ter·psy·chic, adjective
- non·psy·chic, adjective, noun
- non·psy·chi·cal, adjective
- un·psy·chic, adjective
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How to use psychic in a sentence
Meet the psychics preying on the elderly with a mail-order moneymaking gig that netted them millions a year.
These are hotlines for suicide, LGBT, phone sex, psychics, the religious-minded, and teenagers.
Sex, Suicide, and Homework: The Secret World of the Telephone Hotline | Tim Teeman | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPsychics and astrologers were employed to attack the enemy and plan tactics based on the alignment of the stars.
Hitler’s Hunt for the Holy Grail and the Ghent Altarpiece | Noah Charney | December 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPsychics would walk up to him and hand him hand-drawn maps, he told The Daily Beast.
The Daily Beast contacted 10 psychics, including The Amazing Kreskin, to locate the golf star.
To witness exhibitions of this force it is not necessary to have access to known psychics.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille FlammarionHe has a cheerful way, I'm told, of treating his 'psychics' like oranges—squeezing them and throwing them into the street.
The Tyranny of the Dark | Hamlin GarlandLovely psychics like you would put the whole American Academy of Science in disorder.
The Tyranny of the Dark | Hamlin GarlandFrom Cecilia's successor, Ellen, Sigurd was taking a brief but vivid course in psychics.
Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road | Katharine Lee BatesIt may not seem so, but this digression from psychics to physics is very germane to my subject and to my own experience.
The New Glutton or Epicure | Horace Fletcher
British Dictionary definitions for psychic
/ (ˈsaɪkɪk) /
outside the possibilities defined by natural laws, as mental telepathy
(of a person) sensitive to forces not recognized by natural laws
mental as opposed to physical; psychogenic
bridge (of a bid) based on less strength than would normally be required to make the bid
a person who is sensitive to parapsychological forces or influences
Origin of psychic
1Derived forms of psychic
- psychical, adjective
- psychically, adverb
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