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Definition of Psyche
1. Noun. That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason. "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
Generic synonyms: Cognition, Knowledge, Noesis
Specialized synonyms: Noddle, Tabula Rasa, Ego, Unconscious, Unconscious Mind, Subconscious, Subconscious Mind
Derivative terms: Mind, Psychic, Psychical
2. Noun. The immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life.
3. Noun. (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.
Definition of Psyche
1. n. A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the personification of the soul.
Definition of Psyche
1. Proper noun. (Greek god Roman god) a girl loved by Cupid (or Eros), and who later became a goddess. ¹
2. Proper noun. In late Greek art and literature, a goddess who is the personification of the soul; she is primarily known for her role in the story of Cupid and Psyche, best attested in Apuleius' novel The Golden Ass ¹
3. Proper noun. 16 Psyche, an asteroid ¹
4. Proper noun. Psychidae, or bagworms, a family of Lepidoptera ¹
5. Noun. The human soul, mind, or spirit. ¹
6. Noun. (context: chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual. ¹
7. Abbreviation. psychology ¹
8. Interjection. (non-gloss definition Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.) ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Psyche
1. the mental structure of a person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Psyche
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