psychicism

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noun

The study of psychic ability.

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Meanings

nounpsychicism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of psychic ability.
  2. uncountablePsychic ability.

    They apparently have a theory that the indefinable psychic gift that they call magic, and which we might designate "psychicism", can be acquired by accosting the soul of a murdered man in a burial ground at midnight.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 178

Origin

From psychic + -ism.

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“psychicism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychicism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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