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Definition of psychopomp - 2 dictionary results

psy⋅cho⋅pomp

[sahy-koh-pomp]
–noun
a person who conducts spirits or souls to the other world, as Hermes or Charon.

Origin:
1860–65; < Gk psȳchopompós conductor of souls. See psycho-, pomp

Psychopomp

Psy"cho*pomp\, n. [Gr. ?; psychh` the soul + ? to send: cf. F. psychopompe.] (Myth.) A leader or guide of souls . --J. Fiske.
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