psychic

Meanings

• noun

  A person who claims to have extrasensory perception or psychic powers.

  - "Susan is a well-known psychic who can read people's minds."
  - "The psychic predicted the outcome of the lottery numbers."

• adjective

  Relating to the mind or spirit or to mental powers or abilities.

  - "The psychic abilities of some people are not fully understood."
  - "She had a psychic connection with her deceased grandmother."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with psychic
pyric , static , anemic , hypnic

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Variants

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psychic , psychical , psychically , psychics

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Etymology

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From the Greek word psyche, meaning soul.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'psychic' was first used in English in the late 19th century.

2. Many famous psychics have claimed to have predicted major historical events, such as the sinking of the Titanic and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

3. There are many different types of psychic abilities, including mediumship, channeling, and psychometry.

4. Some people believe that everyone has some degree of psychic ability, but that it is often suppressed or overlooked.

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Related Concepts

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1. clairvoyance: The ability to see things beyond the normal senses, often referred to as 'psychic seeing'.

2. telepathy: The alleged ability to communicate thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.

3. precognition: The ability to perceive future events.

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Culture

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In various cultures, psychics have been considered to have special abilities such as clairvoyance, telepathy, and precognition. They have been depicted in literature, art, and films, often as mystical figures or fortune tellers.

How to Memorize "psychic"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a crystal ball or a tarot deck to represent the concept of psychic.
   - Imagine a person with a third eye or a halo around their head.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'psychic' with words like 'intuition', 'spiritual', 'mystical'.
   - Think of psychics as people who can see or know things that others cannot.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym PSYCHIC to remember the different psychic abilities: Perception, Sensing, Yielding, Clairvoyance, Intuition, and Control.
   - Create a sentence that includes the word 'psychic' and remember the sentence to recall the definition.

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