psychicismn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪkᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪkəˌsɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: psychic adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < psychic adj. + -ism suffix, after psychicist n. Compare earlier psychical research n. at psychical adj. Compounds and slightly later psychics n. 2.

Belief in or the study of psychic phenomena; spiritualism; (also) psychic ability.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > study of

psychical research1883

psychic research1885

psychicism1892

psychs1927

psychics1942

psionics1952

1892 Daily News 4 Mar. 5/1 More alluring than the theories of Psychicism.

1926 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 30 Aug. 1/4 The relation of psychicism and spiritualism to theosophy was traced by delegates.

1957 M. Spark Comforters v. 110 He found it much easier to cope with Caroline's new-found Catholicism than her new found psychicism.

1996 Uri Geller's Encounters Dec. 76/2 At first I thought that my mind was playing tricks, now I begin to wonder if I have an element of psychicism.

2001 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 4 Feb. 4 What I really should have been doing is financial psychicism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	psychicism
释义	psychicismn. Brit. /ˈsʌɪkᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈsaɪkəˌsɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: psychic adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < psychic adj. + -ism suffix, after psychicist n. Compare earlier psychical research n. at psychical adj. Compounds and slightly later psychics n. 2. Belief in or the study of psychic phenomena; spiritualism; (also) psychic ability. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > study of psychical research1883 psychic research1885 psychicism1892 psychs1927 psychics1942 psionics1952 1892 Daily News 4 Mar. 5/1 More alluring than the theories of Psychicism. 1926 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 30 Aug. 1/4 The relation of psychicism and spiritualism to theosophy was traced by delegates. 1957 M. Spark Comforters v. 110 He found it much easier to cope with Caroline's new-found Catholicism than her new found psychicism. 1996 Uri Geller's Encounters Dec. 76/2 At first I thought that my mind was playing tricks, now I begin to wonder if I have an element of psychicism. 2001 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 4 Feb. 4 What I really should have been doing is financial psychicism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1892
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