psychic
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psychic
- /ˈsaɪkɪk/ UK
- /ˈsaɪkɪk/ Canada, US
- [ˈsʌɪkɪk] Canada, US
- /ˈsɑekɪk/ Australia
Rhymes with -aɪkɪk
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós, “relative to the soul, spirit, mind”). Earlier referred to as "psychical"; or from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, mind, psyche”). First appeared (as substantive) 1871 and first records 1895.
noun psychics
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A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extrasensory abilities such as clairvoyance, precognition and telepathy, as well as potentially interact externally using their minds or souls through telekinesis or teleportation, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.
Similar: psych
- A person who supposedly contacts the dead; a medium.
- In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man, the second-highest type; a person focused on intellectual reality (the other two being hylic and pneumatic).
adjective more psychic · most psychic
- Relating to or having the abilities of a psychic. You must be psychic—I was just about to say that.
- Relating to the psyche or mind, or to mental activity in general. In the following pages I shall demonstrate that there is a psychological technique which makes it possible to interpret dreams, and that on the application of this technique every dream will reveal itself as a psychological structure, full of significance, and one which may be assigned to a specific
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: paranormal, psychical, mental, telepathic, clairvoyant, wizard, seer, fortune-teller, psychological, sighted, high-profile, conspicuous, emotional, obvious, listener, flashy
Translations
Every language
noun person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities
| 日本語 | 霊媒 reibai |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 靈媒 /灵媒 língméi |
| Português | sensitivo |
| Deutsch | Mensch mit außersinnlicher Wahrnehmung |
| Italiano | sensitivo |
| Русский | экстрасе́нс ekstrasɛ́ns, телепа́т telepát |
noun person who contacts the dead
| 日本語 | 霊媒 reibai |
|---|---|
| Português | sensitivo, médium |
| Français | médium |
| Italiano | medium |
| Русский | ме́диум médium |
adj relating to the abilities of a psychic
| Português | parapsíquico, psíquico |
|---|---|
| Русский | телепати́ческий telepatíčeskij, экстрасенсо́рный ɛxtrasɛnsórnyj |
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title = {psychic},
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