"psychical" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈsʌɪkɪk(ə)l/ [UK]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós) + -al. By surface analysis, psyche + -ical. Etymology templates: {{af|en|grc:ψυχικός|-al}} Ancient Greek ψυχικός (psukhikós) + -al, {{surf|en|psyche|-ical}} By surface analysis, psyche + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} psychical (not comparable)
  1. Performed by or pertaining to the psyche (the mind, spirit, or both): mental, psychic. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Parapsychology Translations (pertaining to the mind; mental): henkinen (Finnish), psyykkinen (Finnish), psychiczny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-psychical-en-adj-3HZpKWg6 Disambiguation of Parapsychology: 53 3 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, English terms suffixed with -ical, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 7 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 59 9 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ical: 59 9 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 9 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 9 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 4 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 10 23 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the mind; mental': 100 0 0
  2. (theology) Pertaining to the animal nature of man, as opposed to the spirit. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Theology Translations (pertaining to the animal nature of man): psychiczny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-psychical-en-adj-gLpUHvSf Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the animal nature of man': 0 100 0
  3. Outside the realm of the physical; supernatural, psychic. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Parapsychology Translations (outside the realm of the physical): psychiczny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-psychical-en-adj-nfY5Q9Fx Disambiguation of Parapsychology: 53 3 44 Disambiguation of 'outside the realm of the physical': 4 1 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: psychic, psychological
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