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Necromancy.

ation of mental processes, or of determining the time relations of mental phenomena. -- Psy`cho*met"ric, a.

he soul falls asleep at death, and does not wake until the resurrection of the body. -- Psy`cho*pan"ny*chism, n.

Mental disease. See Psychosis, 2. -- Psy`cho*path"ic, a. -- Psy*chop"a*thist, n.

Of or pertaining to psychophysics; involving the action or mutual relations of the psychical and physical in man. Psychophysical time (Physiol.), the time required for the mind to transform a sensory impression into a motor impulse. It is an important part of physiological or reaction time. See under Reaction.…

between nerve action and consciousness; the science which treats of the relations of the psychical and physical in their conjoint operation in man; the doctrine of the relation of function or dependence between body and soul.

A leader or guide of souls . J. Fiske.

Any vital action or activity. Mivart.

The treatment of disease by acting on the mind, as by suggestion; mind cure; psychotherapy.

Psychotherapeutics.

Designating, or applied to the Era of man; as, the psychozoic era.

An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb hygrometer.

Of or pertaining to the psychrometer or psychrometry.

Hygrometry.

Any leaping plant louse of the genus Psylla, or family Psyllidæ.

Fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with pampering; as, pursy insolence. Shak. Pursy important he sat him down. Sir W. Scot.

A catkin of the pussy willow.

Having four syllables; of or pertaining to quadrisyllables; as, a quadrisyllabic word.

A word consisting of four syllables. De Quincey.

Fastidious; squeamish; delicate; easily disturbed; unsettled; ticklish. " A queasy question." Shak. Some seek, when queasy conscience has its qualms. Cowper.