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English noun: psyche | |||
| 1. | psyche (cognition) that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason | ||
| Samples | His mind wandered. I couldn't get his words out of my head. | ||
| Synonyms | brain, head, mind, nous | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ego, noddle, subconscious, subconscious mind, tabula rasa, unconscious, unconscious mind | ||
| 2. | psyche (person) the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life | ||
| Synonyms | soul | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spirit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ghost | ||
| 3. | Psyche (person) (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 | ||
| Instance hypernym | mythical being | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
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