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psyche
1[sahyk]
Psyche
2[sahy-kee]
noun
Classical Mythology.a personification of the soul, which in the form of a beautiful girl was loved by Eros.
psyche,
the human soul, spirit, or mind.
Psychology, Psychoanalysis.the mental or psychological structure of a person, especially as a motive force.
Philosophy.(inNeoplatonism ) the second emanation of the One, regarded as a universal consciousness and as the animating principle of the world.
a female given name.
Psyche
1/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
Greek myth a beautiful girl loved by Eros (Cupid), who became the personification of the soul
psyche
2/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
the human mind or soul
Psyche
1In 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
2The 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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of psyche1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of psyche1
Example Sentences
The fact the former South Africa captain, here on commentary duties, felt even the slightest tinge of nervousness after a day of batting domination offers an insight into the cricket psyche of his country.
No fan of Dyer’s, whose many books have ranged from a bizarre if thrilling immersion in the psyches of American jazz musicians to a volume about procrastinating while trying to write about D.H.
What does that do to people’s psyches that had served their country and now they’re being spit at?
It’s touching on a lot of the uglier sides of our psyche that we all have.
It’s one of several projects that have emerged in recent years to examine how this technology can impact our psyche and our sense of self.
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