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"

Exact synonyms: Brain, Head, Mind, Nous
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.
Exact synonyms: Soul
Specialized synonyms: Ghost
Generic synonyms: Spirit
Derivative terms: Psychical

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.
Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being

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

psuedo
psuedo-
psych
psych-
psych out
psych up
psychagogic
psychagogue
psychagogues
psychal
psychalgia
psychasthenia
psychasthenias
psychasthenic
psychasthenics
psyche (current term)
psyched
psyched out
psyched up
psychedelia
psychedelias
psychedelic
psychedelic circus
psychedelic crises
psychedelic crisis
psychedelic drug
psychedelic rock
psychedelically
psychedelics
psyches

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