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psychopomp

psyc·ho·pomp

UK/ˈsaɪkəʊpɒmp/ US/ˈsaɪkoʊpɑmp/ uncommon

noun

1.

a conductor of souls to the afterworld

  • “Hermes was their psychopomp”

Origin

From Latin psȳchopompus, from Ancient Greek ψῡχοπομπός (psūkhopompós), from ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “soul”) + πομπός (pompós, “conductor”).

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