parapsychicaladj.
/ˌparəˈsʌɪkᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈsaɪkᵻk(ə)l/ 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by latent or unconscious psychic processes. rare. disused.
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1910 Mind 19 142 The developmental process begins with a latent physical crisis; then follows the parapsychical stage, resulting from an almost unconscious psychical crisis; and this again is succeeded by a conscious crisis, physical (tuberculosis, etc.) or mental (instability).
2. = parapsychic adj.
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parapsychic1911
parapsychical1918
parapsychological1924
1918 D. Wright in tr. E. Boirac Psychic Sci. p. v Unless we choose to coin a special word for the purpose, such as ‘parapsychical’, as suggested by Dr. Boirac.
1970 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 31 63 There may be telepathic and other parapsychical ways to communicate, and remembering may consist in recalling such information.
1995 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 7 July e1 The research that's been done in parapsychical and psychical research.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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