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psyche

noun
/ˈsaɪ.ki/CA/ˈsɑe.ki//ˈsaɪk/

Etymology

Shortened form of psychology, from French psychologie, from Latin psychologia, from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

  1. derived from ψυχή — “soul”
  2. derived from psychologia
  3. derived from psychologie

Definitions

  1. The human soul, mind, or spirit.

    • I've been driving in L.A. / And the world, it feels too big / Like a floating ball that's bound to break / Snap my psyche like a twig
    • We feel we have been victimised over the centuries. It’s part of our psyche – underneath it all we side with the underdog.”

  2. The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.

  3. A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Abbreviation of psychology.

    2. Alternative form of psych.

    3. The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married…

      The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.

    4. 16 Psyche, a main belt asteroid

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