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Psyche vs Psychal - What's the difference?

psyche | psychal |

As a noun psyche

is psyche.

As an adjective psychal is

(obsolete) having to do with the psyche.

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

    • Interjection

    (en interjection)

    • 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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    psychal

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Having to do with the psyche.
  • *1846 ,
  • *:It is needless to demonstrate that a poem is such only inasmuch as it intensely excites, by elevating the soul; and all intense excitements are, through a psychal necessity, brief.