psychistn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪkɪst/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪkᵻst/

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

Etymology: < psych- (in psychic adj.) + -ist suffix, after psychism n.¹ With sense 1 compare earlier psychicist n. In sense 2 after psychics n.

1. A person who believes in or researches into psychic phenomena.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > study of > one who studies

psychicist1876

psychist1884

psychical researcher1885

psychic researcher1891

1884 Science Oct. 373/1 The idea seemingly entertained by the psychists—that the residuum, after they have eliminated all cases in which the natural causes could be found, must be genuine.

1895 E. Clodd in Folk-lore 6 80 We may bracket them all together—the vulgar materialists of Miss Marryat's type and the psychists who are the leading lights of the Society.

1900 W. W. Peyton in Contemp. Rev. Apr. 493 The healing of a leper may be done by suggestion, as the psychists tell us.

1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Nov. This seems to me a fair judgment of Price's contributions as a psychist.

1996 A. Thomson Vincent d'Indy & his World xi. 179 In response to his advertised talk on ‘L'Art spiritualiste’, d'Indy was inundated with literature from numerous esoterics, theosophists, yogists, cabalists, and psychists!

†2. = psychologist n. 1. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > [noun] > student or teacher of psychology

psychologist1727

pneumatologist1801

psychologer1811

psychologue1842

psychologian1860

psychological1863

psychology student1890

psychist1896

psycho1925

psych1946

1896 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Psychist, one who makes a special study of Psychics [= psychology].

3. Bridge. A player who makes a psychic bid.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > player or players > type of bidder

declarer1905

underbidder1923

raiser1927

no-trumper1929

pre-emptor1931

responder1931

cue-bidder1932

overbidder1936

psychist1945

1945 ‘S. J. Simon’ Why you lose at Bridge 102 West, not East, was the psychist.

1952 I. Macleod Bridge vii. 95 The stupid psychist..would perhaps bid Three No Trumps.

1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 July ii. 31/1 A semi-psychic opening led to a contract of seven no-trump down 800. Attempting to heal the wound, the psychist's partner ordered himself a beer.

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

单词	psychist
释义	psychistn. Brit. /ˈsʌɪkɪst/, U.S. /ˈsaɪkᵻst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: psychic adj., -ist suffix. Etymology: < psych- (in psychic adj.) + -ist suffix, after psychism n.¹ With sense 1 compare earlier psychicist n. In sense 2 after psychics n. 1. A person who believes in or researches into psychic phenomena. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > study of > one who studies psychicist1876 psychist1884 psychical researcher1885 psychic researcher1891 1884 Science Oct. 373/1 The idea seemingly entertained by the psychists—that the residuum, after they have eliminated all cases in which the natural causes could be found, must be genuine. 1895 E. Clodd in Folk-lore 6 80 We may bracket them all together—the vulgar materialists of Miss Marryat's type and the psychists who are the leading lights of the Society. 1900 W. W. Peyton in Contemp. Rev. Apr. 493 The healing of a leper may be done by suggestion, as the psychists tell us. 1978 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Nov. This seems to me a fair judgment of Price's contributions as a psychist. 1996 A. Thomson Vincent d'Indy & his World xi. 179 In response to his advertised talk on ‘L'Art spiritualiste’, d'Indy was inundated with literature from numerous esoterics, theosophists, yogists, cabalists, and psychists! †2. = psychologist n. 1. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > [noun] > student or teacher of psychology psychologist1727 pneumatologist1801 psychologer1811 psychologue1842 psychologian1860 psychological1863 psychology student1890 psychist1896 psycho1925 psych1946 1896 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Psychist, one who makes a special study of Psychics [= psychology]. 3. Bridge. A player who makes a psychic bid. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > player or players > type of bidder declarer1905 underbidder1923 raiser1927 no-trumper1929 pre-emptor1931 responder1931 cue-bidder1932 overbidder1936 psychist1945 1945 ‘S. J. Simon’ Why you lose at Bridge 102 West, not East, was the psychist. 1952 I. Macleod Bridge vii. 95 The stupid psychist..would perhaps bid Three No Trumps. 1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 July ii. 31/1 A semi-psychic opening led to a contract of seven no-trump down 800. Attempting to heal the wound, the psychist's partner ordered himself a beer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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