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psychopomp

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈsaɪkəʊpɒmp/Part of speech nounSorted chmoopppsyStarts with PEnds with P0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a conductor of souls to the afterworld

Word origin

From Latin psȳchopompus, from Ancient Greek ψῡχοπομπός (psūkhopompós), from ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “soul”) + πομπός (pompós, “conductor”).

Used in a sentence

  • It is generally assumed that the sun goddess functions in the Shapash hymn as psychopomp, transporter of the dead to and from their netherly abode.
  • For most of us, Dr Wilder Penrose was our amiable Prospero, the psychopomp who steered our darkest dreams towards the daylight.

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