psychedelia

American  

[sahy-ki-deel-yuh, -del-yuh] / ˌsaɪ kɪˈdil yə, -ˈdɛl yə /

noun

1. the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.

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psychedelia British  

/ -ˈdiːlɪə, ˌsaɪkəˈdɛlɪə /

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) psychedelic objects, dress, music, etc

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Etymology

Origin of psychedelia

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70; psychedel(ic) + -ia

Example Sentences

Combining soul, rock and psychedelia, Sly Stone and his band, the Family Stone, were one of the biggest US acts of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

From BBC

The results mostly resemble viney Art Nouveau type or wiggly psychedelia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Led by keyboard player Paul Copeland, the group were praised for a "bold, genre-blending record" with elements of jazz, hip-hop, psychedelia and grime.

From BBC

There’s an obscure, borderline experimental streak to his work, one that he describes as marrying the Beatles’ take on ‘60s psychedelia with Disneyland’s vision of “Alice in Wonderland.”

From Los Angeles Times

Stone was a giant of funk music, known for blending psychedelia, funk, rock and soul, his big style and even bigger hair.

From BBC