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单词 psychomachia
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Definition of psychomachia in English:

psychomachia

(also psychomachy)
noun ˌsʌɪkəʊˈmakɪə
rare
  • Conflict within the soul, or between the soul and the body; an instance of this; a literary or artistic representation of such a conflict.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Gaule (1603/4–1687), Church of England clergyman and author. From post-classical Latin psychomachia ‘conflict of the soul’, the title of a poem of Prudentius (400) from ancient Greek ψυχο- + -μαχία; compare Hellenistic Greek ψυχομαχία desperate conflict, fight for life (Polybius).

Definition of psychomachia in US English:

psychomachia

(also psychomachy)
nounˌsʌɪkəʊˈmakɪə
rare
  • Conflict within the soul, or between the soul and the body; an instance of this; a literary or artistic representation of such a conflict.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Gaule (1603/4–1687), Church of England clergyman and author. From post-classical Latin psychomachia ‘conflict of the soul’, the title of a poem of Prudentius (400) from ancient Greek ψυχο- + -μαχία; compare Hellenistic Greek ψυχομαχία desperate conflict, fight for life (Polybius).

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