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Synonyms for psychical

Grammar : Adj
Spell : sahy-kik
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsaɪ kɪk

Top 10 synonyms for psychical
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Définition of psychical

Origin :
  • 1872, "of or pertaining to the human soul" (earlier psychical, 1640s), from Greek psykhikos "of the soul, spirit, or mind" (opposed to somatikos), also (New Testament) "concerned with the life only, animal, natural," from psykhe "soul, mind, life" (see psyche). Meaning "characterized by psychic gifts" first recorded 1871.
  • adj mental
Example sentences :
  • From now on, evolution is to be a psychical rather than a physical process.
  • Extract from : « Commercialism and Journalism » by Hamilton Holt
  • The adaptability of the experienced person must be psychical and acquired.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • Not one of these theories has been accepted as proved by the Society for Psychical Research.
  • Extract from : « Telepathy » by W. W. Baggally
  • The psychical life had nothing to do with it but to give the command for its action.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • Every psychical change had to be conceived as parallel to a physiological change.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • Consciousness is the presupposition for the existence of the psychical objects.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • Nothing at all similar can be imagined in the sphere of psychical contents.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • The psychical world, on the other hand, is as we saw, the world which is private property.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • The psychical thing, on the other hand, can exist only for the one immediate experience.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • But every psychical object is an object for one particular person only.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
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