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psychopomp
has definitions from the field of folklore
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[ noun ] (folklore) a conductor of souls to the afterworld
Examples "Hermes was their psychopomp" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)His name is Praisegod_Piepsam , and he is rather fully described as_to his clothing and physiognomy in_a_way which relates him to a sinister type in the author 's repertory - he is a forerunner of those enigmatic strangers in `` Death_in_Venice '' , for_example , who represent some combination of cadaver , exotic , and psychopomp . Related terms |
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