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psychopompenUK
psy·cho·pomp P5693100 (sī′kō-pŏmp′)n. In various systems of religious belief, a being, such as a god or a person acting as a shaman, who guides the spirits of the dead to the afterlife or the otherworld.
[Greek psūkhopompos : psūkhē, soul; see bhes- in Indo-European roots + pompos, guide (from pempein, to send, escort).]psychopomp (ˈsaɪkəʊˌpɒmp) n (Poetry) poetry a mythical figure who guides souls to the place of the deadThesaurus| Noun | 1. | psychopomp - a conductor of souls to the afterworld; "Hermes was their psychopomp"imaginary being, imaginary creature - a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction |
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psychopompenUK
Words related to psychopompnoun a conductor of souls to the afterworldRelated Words- imaginary being
- imaginary creature
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