psychomachia

/ ˌsaɪkəʊˈmækɪə; ˈsaɪkəʊməkɪ /

noun

1. conflict of the soul

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychomachia¹

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

Example Sentences

Apparently following the Psychomachia of Prudentius, a Christian poet of the 5th century.

From Project Gutenberg

Then conflict arises; the mediaeval Psychomachia awakes in Dante.

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