PSYCHE Definition & Meaning

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psyche

[ sahyk ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

psyched, psyching.

a variant of psych ¹.

Psyche

[ sahy-kee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

psyche

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noun

the human mind or soul

Psyche

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noun

Greek myth a beautiful girl loved by Eros (Cupid), who became the personification of the soul

Psyche

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

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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51�Թ� 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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51�Թ� 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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It’s so ingrained in the public psyche — everyone is always talking about “I’m going down the rabbit hole” or “red pill, blue pill.”

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“But I think our fans have such a connection to our players and their emotions and their psyche, that I hope they sort of feel that energy resonated.”

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“I lean into the darkness of myself. I like to face the darker aspects of what I find in a dream when I find dark things in my psyche and dream world,” he says.

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