Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychomachy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
psy-chomachy
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From psycho- + -machy.

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What does psychomachy mean?
A conflict between the soul and the body, sometimes considered as between good and evil.
Where does psychomachy come from?
From psycho- + -machy.

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