Definition of psychopomp in English:
psychopomp
(also psychopompos)
noun ˈsʌɪkə(ʊ)pɒmpˈsīkōˌpämp
1(in Greek mythology) a guide of souls to the place of the dead.
〔希腊神话〕阴间灵魂的管理者
Example sentencesExamples
- There is some folklore in England & Scotland which suggests that the owl was thought of as a harbinger of death and a psychopomp.
- Beelzebub was originally called Baal-Zebul, meaning ‘Baal, the Lord’ a widely worshipped Philistine God-King, who was said to be a psychopompos, a guardian of souls (again).
- 1.1 The spiritual guide of a living person's soul.
灵魂指引者
as modifier a psychopomp figure who stays by her and walks in her dreams
Example sentencesExamples
- Purification is one of the shaman's tasks, along with healing, psychopomp work, and communicating with nature spirits.
- Most practitioners will be used to psychopomp work, and will be able to locate the spirit and guide it on to wherever it's supposed to be.
Origin
From Greek psukhopompos, from psukhē 'soul' + pompos 'conductor'.