psychomachia

psychomachy (ˈsaɪkəʊməkɪ)

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈmækɪə) /

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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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How to use psychomachia in a sentence

Apparently following the Psychomachia of Prudentius, a Christian poet of the 5th century.
Woman under Monasticism|Lina Eckenstein
Then conflict arises; the mediaeval Psychomachia awakes in Dante.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor