PSYCHIC


Meaning of PSYCHIC in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. a (of a person) considered to have occult powers, such as telepathy, clairvoyance, etc. b (of a faculty, phenomenon, etc.) inexplicable by natural laws.

2 of the soul or mind.

3 Bridge (of a bid) made on the basis of a hand not usually considered strong enough to support it.

--n.

1. a person considered to have psychic powers; a medium.

2 Bridge a psychic bid.

3 (in pl.) the study of psychic phenomena.

Etymology: Gk psukhikos (as PSYCHE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.