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polypsychism en · NOUN

Etymology

From poly- + Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The belief that a person may have multiple souls; the theory that one's mind can contain multiple psychic elements.
    • Jung's famous “complex theory” […] is based on a model of the mind that emphasized dissociation and polypsychism. 1994, Richard Noll, The Jung Cult, Fontana Press, published 1996, page 31: