Hypertext Webster Gateway: "psyche"
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) 1.7 (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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