psychopomp
Meanings
noun
- A spirit, deity, person, etc., who guides the souls of the dead to the afterlife.
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Etymology
From Latin psȳchopompus, from Ancient Greek ψῡχοπομπός (psūkhopompós), from ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “soul”) + πομπός (pompós, “conductor”).
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