psyche Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
    brain; head; mind; nous.
    • his mind wandered
    • I couldn't get his words out of my head
  2. noun the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
    soul.
  3. noun (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

WordNet

Psy"che noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. Psyche, fr. the soul.
Definitions
  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. psyché. A cheval glass.

Webster 1913