PSYCHIC

I. adjective also ~al Etymology: Greek psychikos of the soul, from psychē soul Date: 1642 of or relating to the psyche ; psychogenic , lying outside the sphere of physical science or knowledge ; immaterial, moral, or spiritual in origin or force, sensitive to nonphysical or supernatural forces and influences ; marked by extraordinary or mysterious sensitivity, perception, or understanding, ~ally adverb II. noun Date: 1871 1. a person apparently sensitive to nonphysical forces, medium 2d, ~ phenomena