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psyche — v. 1. Affect mentally. Influence motivation by psychological tactics. 2. psyche up Boost morale in. 3. psyche out Demoralise. 4. psyching Doing thus … A concise dictionary of English slang
Psyche (band) — Psyche Background information Origin Edmonton, Canada Genres … Wikipedia
Psyché — For the play of the same name, see Psyché (play). Psyché is an opera of 1678, adapted from Molière s original play. The music is by Jean Baptiste Lully and the libretto is by Thomas Corneille.HistoryAccording to the Mercure Galant , the opera… … Wikipedia
Psyché (play) — For the opera of the same name, see Psyché. Psyché is a Tragédie et ballet of 1671, composed by Molière and versified in collaboration with Pierre Corneille and Philippe Quinault with musical intermèdes by Jean Baptiste Lully. HistoryMolière s… … Wikipedia
Psyche (psychology) — In psychoanalysis, the psyche (pronounced|ˈsaɪki) refers to the forces in an individual that influence thought, behavior and personality. The word is borrowed from ancient Greek, and refers to the concept of the self, encompassing the modern… … Wikipedia
Psyche — , PSYCHIC, PSYCHIATRIST Many name words have been derived from the Greek Psyche, meaning breath, hence life or the soul itself. The essence of psyche is one s rational and spiritual being. Its derivatives range from psychiatrist to… … Dictionary of eponyms
Psyche knot — noun A Grecian knot. Even without theatrical shoes on, Erlys was taller than Luca Zombini, and kept her fair hair in a Psyche knot, out of which the less governable tresses continued, with the day, to escape … Wiktionary
psyche — [17] Like Latin animus (source of English animal), Greek psūkhé started out meaning ‘breath’ and developed semantically to ‘soul, spirit’. English adopted it via Latin psychē in the mid 17th century, but it did not really begin to come into its… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
psyche — [17] Like Latin animus (source of English animal), Greek psūkhé started out meaning ‘breath’ and developed semantically to ‘soul, spirit’. English adopted it via Latin psychē in the mid 17th century, but it did not really begin to come into its… … Word origins
PSYCHE — (i. e. the soul), in the later Greek mythology the youngest of three daughters of a king, and of such beauty as to eclipse the attractions and awake the jealousy of Venus, the goddess of beauty, who in consequence sent Cupid, her son, to… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Cupid and Psyche — Cupid and Psyche, by Antonio Canova, c. 1808, in the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg. Cupid and Psyche (/ˈsaɪkiː/; also known as The Tale of Amour and Psyche and The Tale of Eros and Psyche), is a legend that first appeared as a … Wikipedia
