psychomachia
psychomachy (ˈsaɪkəʊməkɪ)
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈmækɪə) /
noun
conflict of the soul
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Word Origin for psychomachia
C17: from Late Latin psӯchomachia, title of a poem by Prudentius (about 400), from Greek psukhē spirit + makhē battle
Words nearby psychomachia
psychological warfare, psychologism, psychologist, psychologize, psychology, psychomachia, psychomancy, psychometric, psychometrics, psychometry, psychomimetic
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Example sentences from the Web for psychomachia
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