Phy-sĭ'cian, n.

(fĭ-zĭsh'an), n. [Fr. physicien, a natural philosopher, an experimentalist in physics, O. Fr. a physician, doctor, Pr. fezicia, fezecia, O. It. fisiciano. See PHYSIC and PHYSICS.]

1. A person skilled in physic or the art of healing; one whose profession is to prescribe remedies for diseases.
2. Hence, one who heals moral diseases; as, a physician of the soul.