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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  The  soul;  the  vital  principle;  the  mind. 
 
  3.  [F.  psych['e].]  A  cheval  glass. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  psyche 
  n  1:  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},  {nous}] 
  2:  the  immaterial  part  of  a  person;  the  actuating  cause  of  an 
  individual  life  [syn:  {soul}] 
  3:  (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  [syn:  {Psyche}]




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