psychomachia
psychomachy (ˈsaɪkəʊməkɪ)
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈmækɪə) /
noun
conflict of the soul
Origin of psychomachia
1C17: from Late Latin psӯchomachia, title of a poem by Prudentius (about 400), from Greek psukhē spirit + makhē battle
Words Nearby psychomachia
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How to use psychomachia in a sentence
Apparently following the psychomachia of Prudentius, a Christian poet of the 5th century.
Woman under Monasticism | Lina EckensteinThen conflict arises; the mediaeval psychomachia awakes in Dante.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor
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