protopsychological

adjective

Being or relating to an earlier form of what is now known as psychology.

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Meanings

adjectiveprotopsychological (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBeing or relating to an earlier form of what is now known as psychology.

    Just as he found protopsychological insights in the sacred texts of ancient religions, Jung identified essentially religious qualities in the modern scientific discipline of psychology.

    2011, Kelly Bulkeley, Clodagh Weldon, Teaching Jung, page 1

Origin

From proto- + psychological.

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protopsychological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protopsychological

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“protopsychological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protopsychological. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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