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Psychedelic - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Psychedelic : adj
1: producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or
altered states of awareness or sometimes states
resembling psychosis; "psychedelic drugs like
psilocybin and mescaline"
2: having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with
psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"
3: of a mental state characterized by intense and distorted
perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or
sometimes despair; "a psychedelic experience"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Psychedelic : Psychedelic: 1. Hallucinogenic, distorting perception and awareness.
2. A drug such as LSD or mescaline that has hallucinogenic properties.
The word psychedelic was
coined by the British psychiatrist Humphry Osmond (1917-2004) who introduced Aldous Huxley, author of "Brave New World," to hallucinogenic drugs. Dr. Osmond proposed the term, "psychedelic," at a
meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences in 1957. He said the word meant "mind manifesting" and called it "clear, euphonious and uncontaminated by other associations." (If one follows the rules for
combining Greek roots, the word should be psychodelic, not psychedelic.)
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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