psyche

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the human mind, especially its deep feelings, thoughts, and attitudes

   The tragedy left a lasting scar on the nation's psyche.

2. 2
   noun

   the soul or inner spirit of a person

   Poets have long tried to capture the mysteries of the human psyche.

Simplified etymology

Psyche comes from Greek psukhē, which meant “breath, life, soul” and later developed the sense “self.” This history led to its association with the mind and also underlies psychology and psychiatry. Psychedelic was coined in the 1950s from psyche and Greek delos “clear, manifest.”

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

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