English Explanatory Dictionary

egregore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An angelic being from the Book of Enoch.
  2. An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛɡɹɪɡɔɹ/

Word forms

egregore egregores egregor

Etymology

From French égrégore (“spirit of a group”), from the Ancient Greek substantive of ἐγρήγορος (egrḗgoros, “wakeful”) meaning watcher, angel in the Book of Enoch.

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