psychical
Performed by or pertaining to the psyche: mental, psychicPerformed by or pertaining to the psyche (the mind, spirit, or both): mental, psychic.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Performed by or pertaining to the psyche (the mind, spirit, or both): mental, psychic.
(not comparable)Pertaining to the animal nature of man, as opposed to the spirit.
(not comparable)Outside the realm of the physical; supernatural, psychic.
outside the sphere of physical science
Translations
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From Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós) + -al. By surface analysis, psyche + -ical.From Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós) + -al. By surface analysis, psyche + -ical.
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