psyché

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See also: psyche, Psyche, and Psyché

French

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psyché

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, mind, spirit”), via Latin psyche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /psi.ke/
Hyphenation: psy‧ché
Audio (Paris): (file)

Noun

psyché f (plural psychés)

(psychology, philosophy) psyche (mind, soul, spirit)
Synonym: psychisme
- 2018, Zaz, "Résigne-moi":
  Je le sais bien mais faut l’intégrer, plus dans mon corps que dans ma psyché
  I know it well but have to integrate it, more in my body than in my mind
cheval glass
- 1881, Émile Zola, Nana:
  Une grande psyché faisait face à une toilette de marbre blanc, […]
  A large cheval mirror faced a white marble toilette,

Further reading

“psyché”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

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