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tripartite soul

tripartite soul noun: the proposition that one's soul — ψυχή (psukhḗ, “psyche”) — is composed of three parts; the λογιστικός (logistikós, “logical”), the θυμοειδές (thumoeidés, “spirited”) and the ἐπιθυμητικόν (epithumētikón, “appetitive”).

Noun

tripartite soul (plural tripartite souls)

  1. The proposition that one's soul — ψυχή (psukhḗ, “psyche”) — is composed of three parts; the λογιστικός (logistikós, “logical”), the θυμοειδές (thumoeidés, “spirited”) and the ἐπιθυμητικόν (epithumētikón, “appetitive”).

Forms of tripartite soul

pluraltripartite souls

Questions about tripartite soul

What does tripartite soul mean?
Tripartite soul means the proposition that one's soul — ψυχή (psukhḗ, “psyche”) — is composed of three parts; the λογιστικός (logistikós, “logical”), the θυμοειδές (thumoeidés, “spirited”) and the ἐπιθυμητικόν (epithumētikón, “appetitive”).
What part of speech is tripartite soul?
Tripartite soul is a noun.
What is the plural of tripartite soul?
The plural of tripartite soul is tripartite souls.

Words near tripartite soul in the dictionary

  1. tripartisan
  2. tripartisanism
  3. tripartisanship
  4. tripartism
  5. tripartite
  6. tripartite soul
  7. tripartite souls
  8. tripartite system
  9. tripartitely
  10. tripartiteness
  11. tripartition

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