polypsychism

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek ψυχή →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 29
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Meanings

nounpolypsychism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe belief that a person may have multiple souls; the theory that one's mind can contain multiple psychic elements.First known use 19th c.

    Jung's famous “complex theory” […] is based on a model of the mind that emphasized dissociation and polypsychism.

    1994, Richard Noll, The Jung Cult, Fontana Press, published 1996, page 31

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψυχή“soul”
  2. Englishpolypsychism

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

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