Associations to the word «Psychic»

Wiktionary

PSYCHIC, noun. A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influence.
PSYCHIC, noun. A person who supposedly contacts the dead. A medium.
PSYCHIC, noun. (gnosticism) In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the second type; a person focused on intellectual reality (the other two being hylic and pneumatic).
PSYCHIC, adjective. Relating to the abilities of a psychic.
PSYCHIC, adjective. Relating to the psyche or mind, or to mental activity in general.
PSYCHIC NUMBING, noun. The tendency for individuals or societies to withdraw attention from traumatic past experiences or future threats with major consequences but low probability.

Dictionary definition

PSYCHIC, noun. A person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception.
PSYCHIC, adjective. Affecting or influenced by the human mind; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma".
PSYCHIC, adjective. Outside the sphere of physical science; "psychic phenomena".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope