psychism

noun

psy·​chism

ˈsīˌkizəm

plural -s

1

: a doctrine that there is a fluid universally diffused and equally animating all living beings

2

[psych- + -ism] : psychic nature or character : mental fact or process

3

: psychical research

Word History

Etymology

French psychisme, from psych- + -isme -ism

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