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psyche

1

[ sahyk ]

verb (used with object)

psyched, psyching.
  1. a variant of psych 1.


Psyche

2

[ sahy-kee ]

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. a personification of the soul, which in the form of a beautiful girl was loved by Eros.
  2. psyche,
    1. the human soul, spirit, or mind.
    2. Psychology, Psychoanalysis. the mental or psychological structure of a person, especially as a motive force.
  3. Philosophy. (in Neoplatonism ) the second emanation of the One, regarded as a universal consciousness and as the animating principle of the world.
  4. a female given name.

psyche

1

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. the human mind or soul
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Psyche

2

/ ˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. Greek myth a beautiful girl loved by Eros (Cupid), who became the personification of the soul
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Psyche

1
  1. In Roman mythology , a beautiful girl who was visited each night in the dark by Cupid , who told her she must not try to see him. When she did try, while he was asleep, she accidentally dropped oil from her lamp on him, and he awoke and fled. After she had performed many harsh tasks set by Cupid's mother, Venus , Jupiter made her immortal, and she and Cupid were married. Her name is Greek for both “soul” and “butterfly.”

psyche

2
  1. The mind, soul, or spirit, as opposed to the body. In psychology , the psyche is the center of thought, feeling, and motivation, consciously and unconsciously directing the body's reactions to its social and physical environment.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psyche1

First recorded in 1650–60 Psyche fordef 2a; from Latin ̄ŧ, from Greek ̄ḗ literally, “breath,” derivative of ̄́𾱲 “to breathe, blow,” hence, “live” ( psycho- )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of psyche1

C17: from Latin, from Greek ܰŧ breath, soul; related to Greek psukhein to breathe
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The night of 3 December, when Yoon ordered troops to storm parliament, changed something in South Korea's psyche.

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That tells you just how ingrained Trump is in the American psyche and how hard it is to take the microphone from his gnarled little hands.

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