Psyche

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.

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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.

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

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psyche ²  (sk)

v.

Variant of psych.

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psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ]

n

(Psychology) the human mind or soul

[from Latin, from Greek psukhē breath, soul; related to Greek psukhein to breathe]

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Psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ]

n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a beautiful girl loved by Eros (Cupid), who became the personification of the soul

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	psyche - 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" mind, nous, brain, 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.	psyche - the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life soul 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

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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] N → Psique f

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psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ] N (Psych) → psique f, psiquis f

psyche [ˈsaɪki] n → psyché f, psychisme m

Psyche

n (Myth) → Psyche f

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psyche

n → Psyche f

psyche [ˈsaɪkɪ] n (Psych) → psiche f