psychomachia

psychomachy (ˈsaɪkəʊməkɪ)

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈmækɪə) /


noun
  1. conflict of the soul

Origin of psychomachia

1
C17: from Late Latin psӯchomachia, title of a poem by Prudentius (about 400), from Greek psukhē spirit + makhē battle

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