polypsychicadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈsʌɪkɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈsaɪkɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, psychic adj.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + psychic adj. Compare earlier polypsychical adj., polypsychism n.

Chiefly Philosophy and Psychology.

Having or involving multiple souls or spirits; (also) having or relating to multiple mental or psychic elements. Cf. polypsychism n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > spirituality > mind, soul, spirit, heart > [adjective] > having many souls

polypsychical1842

polypsychic1903

1903 F. W. H. Myers Human Personality I. 34 I regard each man as at once profoundly unitary and almost infinitely composite,..polyzoic and perhaps polypsychic in an extreme degree.

1913 Hibbert Jrnl. Apr. 552 That the human individual is polypsychic, that an infinite number of streams of consciousness co-exist in each of us..is now a doctrine widely accepted.

1923 F. Cumont After Life Rom. Paganism vi. 167 Egyptian religion is ‘polypsychic’ and distinguishes different kinds of souls.

1970 H. Ellenberger Discov. Unconscious iii. 167 Literature began giving subtler descriptions of the many facets of human personality, of their interplay, and of the polypsychic structure of the human mind.

1995 F. W. Putnam in D. Cicchetti & D. J. Cohen Developmental Psychopathology xvi. 581 Multiple personality in particular served as a model for many of the polypsychic theories of mind.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polypsychic
释义	polypsychicadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈsʌɪkɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈsaɪkɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, psychic adj. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + psychic adj. Compare earlier polypsychical adj., polypsychism n. Chiefly Philosophy and Psychology. Having or involving multiple souls or spirits; (also) having or relating to multiple mental or psychic elements. Cf. polypsychism n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > spirituality > mind, soul, spirit, heart > [adjective] > having many souls polypsychical1842 polypsychic1903 1903 F. W. H. Myers Human Personality I. 34 I regard each man as at once profoundly unitary and almost infinitely composite,..polyzoic and perhaps polypsychic in an extreme degree. 1913 Hibbert Jrnl. Apr. 552 That the human individual is polypsychic, that an infinite number of streams of consciousness co-exist in each of us..is now a doctrine widely accepted. 1923 F. Cumont After Life Rom. Paganism vi. 167 Egyptian religion is ‘polypsychic’ and distinguishes different kinds of souls. 1970 H. Ellenberger Discov. Unconscious iii. 167 Literature began giving subtler descriptions of the many facets of human personality, of their interplay, and of the polypsychic structure of the human mind. 1995 F. W. Putnam in D. Cicchetti & D. J. Cohen Developmental Psychopathology xvi. 581 Multiple personality in particular served as a model for many of the polypsychic theories of mind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1903
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