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psychostatics|-ˈstætɪks|
[f. Gr. ψῡχή soul + στατικ-ός pertaining to weighing: see prec. and statics.]
†a. = psychostasy. Obs.
b. Psychol. The study of the conditions of mental phenomena.
1719Freethinker No. 149 ⁋1 Sufficient to warrant my calling this Paper by the mechanical Term of Psycho⁓staticks; or, in plain English, the Weighing of Souls. 1874Lewes Probl. Life & Mind I. 115 The conditions of these [organic] phenomena..may be classed (by a serviceable extension of the term statics) under the heads of Biostatics and Psychostatics. 1879W. L. Courtney in Fortn. Rev. Sept. 326 The Criticism of Mr. Lewes on Kant is that he confused a question of Psychogenesis, or the growth of intelligence, with a question of Psycho-statics (if the expression may be allowed), that is, an analysis of the developed human mind.
So psychoˈstatic, psychoˈstatical adjs., of or pertaining to psychostatics; hence psychoˈstatically adv., in reference to psychostatics.
1719Freethinker No. 149 ⁋5 Beneath this Psychostatical Experiment, One may see a mixt multitude, made up of several of the Religious Orders in the Romish Church. 1874Lewes Probl. Life & Mind I. 121 Corresponding with the Biostatical laws..there are three Psychostatical laws. Ibid. 216 The Mind, considered psychostatically. 1890Cent. Dict., Psychostatic. |