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Psyche

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Psy·che  (sk)
n. Greek Mythology
A young woman who loved and was loved by Eros and was united with him after Aphrodite's jealousy was overcome. She subsequently became the personification of the soul.

psy·che 1  (sk)
n.
1. The spirit or soul.
2. Psychiatry The mind functioning as the center of thought, emotion, and behavior and consciously or unconsciously adjusting or mediating the body's responses to the social and physical environment.

[Latin psch, from Greek pskh, soul; see bhes- in Indo-European roots.]

psyche 2  (sk)
v.
Variant of psych.

psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ]
n
(Psychology) the human mind or soul
[from Latin, from Greek psukhē breath, soul; related to Greek psukhein to breathe]

Psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a beautiful girl loved by Eros (Cupid), who became the personification of the soul
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Psychepsyche - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
noddle - an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle"
tabula rasa - a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)
ego - (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
unconscious, unconscious mind - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
subconscious, subconscious mind - psychic activity just below the level of awareness
2.Psychepsyche - the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
ghost - the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
spirit - the vital principle or animating force within living things
3.Psyche - (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

psyche
noun soul, mind, self, spirit, personality, individuality, subconscious, true being, anima, essential nature, pneuma (Philosophy), innermost self, inner man Knowledge of the human psyche has advanced immeasurably since Freud.
Translations
Psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ] NPsique f
psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ] N (Psych) → psique f, psiquis f
psyche [ˈsaɪki] npsyché f, psychisme m
Psyche
n (Myth) → Psyche f

psyche
nPsyche f
psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ] n (Psych) → psiche f
psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ] n (Psych) → psiche f


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Thus I pacified Psyche and kissed her, And tempted her out of her gloom -- And conquered her scruples and gloom; And we passed to the end of the vista -- But were stopped by the door of a tomb -- By the door of a legended tomb: -- And I said -- "What is written, sweet sister, On the door of this legended tomb?
Lady Wetherby, having got the Dance of Psyche out of her system, and replaced it with a glass of iced coffee, was inclined for conversation.
Their names were Isis, Amphitrite, Hebe, Pandora, Psyche, Thetis, Pomona, Daphne, Clytie, Galatea and Arethusa.
 
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