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The doctrine that the 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.…

The science of the connection 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.

Applied to a line or verse in which each successive word has one more syllable than the preceding.

One of the marginal sensory bodies of medusæ belonging to the Discophora.

A division of Lepidoptera including all the butterflies. They differ from other Lepidoptera in having club-shaped antennæ.

A group of Coleoptera having a snoutlike head; the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils.

One of the Rhynchophora.

A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing, and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells. Called also Prosopocephala, and Solenoconcha.

Hopscotch.

An order of fresh-water fishes inhabiting tropical Africa. They have rudimentary electrical organs on each side of the tail.

The hobblebush.

A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc., are sold by retail. From shop to shop Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks The polished counter. Cowper.

A bench or board on which work is performed; a workbench. South.

A book in which a tradesman keeps his accounts. Locke.

A boy employed in a shop.

p. p. of Shape. Chaucer.

A girl employed in a shop.