Etymology

polypsychism

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Today it means: The belief that a person may have multiple souls; the theory that one's mind can contain multiple psychic elements. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Ancient Greek ψυχή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromψυχή“soul”
  2. English todaypolypsychism

From poly- + Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + -ism.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekψυχή all →

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First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The belief that a person may have multiple souls; the theory that one's mind can contain multiple psychic elements.

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