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psychomachy

psychomachy noun: a conflict between the soul and the body, sometimes considered as between good and evil.

Noun

psychomachy (countable and uncountable, plural psychomachies)

  1. A conflict between the soul and the body, sometimes considered as between good and evil.
    Synonyms:
    psychomachia

Synonyms of psychomachy

Forms of psychomachy

pluralpsychomachies

Origin of psychomachy

From psycho- + -machy.

Questions about psychomachy

What does psychomachy mean?
Psychomachy means a conflict between the soul and the body, sometimes considered as between good and evil.
What part of speech is psychomachy?
Psychomachy is a noun.
What is the plural of psychomachy?
The plural of psychomachy is psychomachies.

Words near psychomachy in the dictionary

  1. psycholysis
  2. psycholytic
  3. psychomachia
  4. psychomachias
  5. psychomachies
  6. psychomachy
  7. psychomancy
  8. psychomanipulation
  9. psychomanipulative
  10. psychomanteum
  11. psychomantic

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