psychomachy

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noun

A conflict between the soul and the body, sometimes considered as between good and evil.

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Meanings

nounpsychomachy (countable and uncountable, plural psychomachies)

plural psychomachies

  1. countableuncountableA conflict between the soul and the body, sometimes considered as between good and evil.

    Synonyms: psychomachia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA conflict between the soul and the body, sometimes considered as between good and evil.

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psychomachia

Origin

From psycho- + -machy.

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APA

psychomachy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychomachy

MLA

“psychomachy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychomachy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychomachy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychomachy.

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