psyche

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The word psychology is derived from the Greek word psyche, meaning 'soul' or 'mind.'

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  1. noun The spirit or soul.
  2. noun Psychiatry The mind functioning as the center of thought, emotion, and behavior and consciously or unconsciously adjusting or mediating the body's responses to the social and physical environment.
  3. verb Variant of psych.

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  • And the youngest, his only born child, made with a woman from whom he had long since parted: Estár, with her green-brown hair the color or the summer oak woods, and her unrested turbulent spirit—ill-named for a distant planet, meaning the same as the Greek word psyche . —  Red As Blood
  • Despite the loss and the problems it might create with the Hawks 'short-term psyche, the Winter Classic still has to be considered a win for hockey and the Windy City. —  NHL.com Feature Stories
  • But there aren't any Little People in my psyche, which is an aspect of my bodily functions. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • The scars and scratches on her psyche were almost visible in this passage as she cried and refused to eat anything. —  Sweetness & Light
  • It can only be attained by a psyche which is sacred and focused —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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  1. Latin psȳchē, from Greek psūkhē, soul; see bhes- in Indo-European roots.
 

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