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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The science of psychology, or the investigation of mind; especially, the doctrine of those who reject the methods of the psychophysicists and favor those of the advocates of psychical research.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Psychology.

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  • noun Plural form of psychic.
  • noun obsolete psychology

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Examples

  • Where does your interest in psychics 'work stem from?

    Jacqueline Winspear - An interview with author 2010

  • Anywho, Randi explains in the podcast that his beef with psychics is that they use the same tricks that magicians do, only the use it to manipulate and swindle, rather than to entertain.

    Archive 2008-05-02 Nicole 2008

  • KING: The fortune tellers, the tarot card readers, the so-called psychics -- their business is booming in these troubled times.

    CNN Transcript Dec 8, 2008 2008

  • KING: The fortune tellers, the tarot card readers, the so-called psychics -- their business is booming in these troubled times.

    CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2008 2008

  • KING: The fortune tellers, the tarot card readers, the so-called psychics -- their business is booming in these troubled times.

    CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2008 2008

  • COOPER: So-called psychics will say, look, even though something can't be scientifically proven, that its not real or doesn't exist.

    CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2007 2007

  • COOPER: You say that what a lot of these so-called psychics do are cold readings, what is that?

    CNN Transcript Jan 19, 2007 2007

  • COOPER: So-called psychics will say, well, look, even though something can't be scientifically proven doesn't mean it's not real or doesn't exist.

    CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2007 2007

  • COOPER: And you say, though, what a lot of these so-called psychics do are cold readings.

    CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2007 2007

  • Most of the big name psychics on television who claim to have extrasensory powers are using simple cold reading and hot reading . . . some also use creative editing of video footage to appear to be more accurate than they are in other words, they're manipulative lying gits.

    Using Cold Reading to Enhance Rapport 2005

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