'Psyche' definitions:
Definition of 'psyche'
(from WordNet)
noun
That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: mind, head, brain, psyche, nous]
noun
The immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life [syn: soul, psyche]
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'
From: GCIDE
- Psyche \Psy"che\, n. [L., fr. Gr. PSychh` Psyche, fr. psychh` the soul.]
- 1. (Class Myth.) A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the personification of the soul. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The soul; the vital principle; the mind. [1913 Webster]
- 3. [F. psych['e].] A cheval glass. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'psyche'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anima,
- anima humana,
- animus,
- atman,
- ba,
- brain,
- brains,
- breath,
- breath of life,
- buddhi,
- coconscious,
- collective unconscious,
- conception,
- conscience,
- conscious self,
- death instinct,
- discourse of reason,
- discursive reason,
- divine breath,
- divine spark,
- ego,
- ego ideal,
- ego-id conflict,
- elan vital,
- esprit,
- ethical self,
- foreconscious,
- gray matter,
- head,
- headpiece,
- heart,
- id,
- inner man,
- intellect,
- intellection,
- intellectual faculty,
- intelligence,
- jiva,
- jivatma,
- khu,
- libidinal energy,
- libido,
- manes,
- mens,
- mental capacity,
- mentality,
- mind,
- motive force,
- nephesh,
- nous,
- persona,
- personality,
- pleasure principle,
- pneuma,
- power of reason,
- preconscious,
- primitive self,
- psychic apparatus,
- purusha,
- racial unconscious,
- ratio,
- rationality,
- reason,
- reasoning,
- reasoning faculty,
- ruach,
- self,
- shade,
- shadow,
- smarts,
- soul,
- spirit,
- spiritual being,
- spiritus,
- subconscious,
- subconscious mind,
- subliminal,
- subliminal self,
- submerged mind,
- superego,
- the self,
- unconscious,
- unconscious mind,
- understanding,
- Vernunft,
- vital force,
- vital impulse