词汇 | psychomachia |
释义 | Definition of psychomachia in English:psychomachia(also psychomachy) noun ˌsʌɪkəʊˈmakɪə rare
OriginEarly 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
OriginEarly 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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