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Definition of Psychic phenomenon
1. Noun. Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes.
Generic synonyms: Anomalous Communication, Psychic Communication, Psychical Communication
Specialized synonyms: Clairvoyance, E.s.p., Esp, Extrasensory Perception, Second Sight, Psychokinesis, Telekinesis, Spirit Rapping, Table Rapping, Table Tapping, Table Lifting, Table Tilting, Table Tipping, Table Turning
Derivative terms: Parapsychological, Parapsychologist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Psychic Phenomenon
Literary usage of Psychic phenomenon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"E: E. Applied suggestion: Its therapy and psychic phenomenon. $2.50. 'OS. ...
psychic phenomenon. $2.50. '08. Burton со. theory and practice. «*$2. '08. ..."
2. The Foundations of Normal and Abnormal Psychology by Boris Sidis (1914)
"We defined the psychic phenomenon in opposition to the physical phenomenon.
Physical phenomena are in space, psychic phenomena are not spatial. ..."
3. The Foundations of Normal and Abnormal Psychology by Boris Sidis (1914)
"We defined the psychic phenomenon in opposition to the physical phenomenon.
Physical phenomena are in space, psychic phenomena are not spatial. ..."
4. The Foundations of Normal and Abnormal Psychology by Boris Sidis (1914)
"We defined the psychic phenomenon in opposition to the physical phenomenon.
Physical phenomena are in space, psychic phenomena are not spatial. ..."
5. El Estranjero: (The Stranger): a Story of Southern California by Russell Judson Waters (1910)
"... CHAPTER XLI A psychic phenomenon Old Francesca was ill. Rheumatism had her in
its grasp, and Vera was queening it over her kitchen. ..."
6. A General introduction to psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud (1920)
"Let us assume as a hypothesis for everything which follows, that the dream is
not a somatic but a psychic phenomenon. You appreciate the significance of ..."
7. Dreams and Myths: A Study in Race Psychology by Karl Abraham (1913)
"He has succeeded in proving, in all these territories, that every psychic phenomenon
is determined by definite causes. The belief in inspiration no longer ..."
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