psychogeneticallyadv.
/ˌsʌɪkə(ʊ)dʒᵻˈnɛtɪkli/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkoʊdʒəˈnɛdɪk(ə)li/ In relation to psychogenesis; from a psychogenetic point of view; in a psychogenetic manner.
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the mind > mental capacity > spirituality > mind, soul, spirit, heart > origin of mind or soul > [adverb]
psychogenetically1881
1881 Jrnl. Speculative Philos. 15 161 Hardly a day passes in which there is not an observation to enter in the diary, which is of value psychogenetically.
1889 Athenæum 5 Jan. 12/1 Psychogenetically Mr. Romanes's position is opposed to all we know or can conjecture as to the beginnings of mind in the animal world or in the human individual.
1942 P. Lemkau & B. Kronenberg tr. H. Rorschach Psychodiagnostics vii. 197 This tendency must be psychogenetically determined since we cannot be deceived into believing that abstractive reasoning is easier for this subject than constructive thinking.
1997 Cultural Critique No. 38. 154 The psychoanalytical elaboration of a simultaneously whole—inextricably connected and psychogenetically organic—and conflicted psychic structure.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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