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tripartite soul

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
tri-par-tite -soul
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The proposition that one's soul — ψυχή (psukhḗ, “psyche”) — is composed of three parts; the λογιστικός (logistikós, “logical”), the θυμοειδές (thumoeidés, “spirited”) and the ἐπιθυμητικόν (epithumētikón, “appetitive”).

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What does tripartite soul mean?
The proposition that one's soul — ψυχή (psukhḗ, “psyche”) — is composed of three parts; the λογιστικός (logistikós, “logical”), the θυμοειδές (thumoeidés, “spirited”) and the ἐπιθυμητικόν (epithumētikón, “appetitive”).

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