As nouns the difference between pneuma and psyche
is that pneuma is a neume while psyche is the human soul, mind, or spirit.
As an abbreviation psyche is
psychology.
As an interjection psyche is
Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.As a verb psyche is
to put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
As a proper noun Psyche is
the personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.
pneuma
English
Noun
(en-noun)
(music) a neume
:* 1922': With swaying arms they wail in '''pneuma over the recreant Bloom. — James Joyce, ''Ulysses
the spirit or soul
(Gnosticism) one of three levels of a human being, the spirit, along with the body and soul
Derived terms
* pneumatic
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psyche
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)
Noun
(
en noun)
The human soul, mind, or spirit.
(chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
Etymology 2
Shortened form of (psychology), from (etyl) psychologie, from (etyl) psychologia, from (etyl)
Alternative forms
* psych
Abbreviation
(Abbreviation)
(head)
psychology
Verb
(psych)
To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
(informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
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