psychosophy

English

Etymology

From psycho- (“mind”) +‎ -sophy (“wisdom, knowledge”), from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “mind, soul”) and Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom, knowledge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saɪˈkɒsəfi/

Noun

psychosophy (uncountable)

  1. The knowledge or wisdom of the mind or soul.
  2. A system of spiritual or therapeutic self-development focused on the inner life (as in Psychophonetics).
    • 2011, Robin Steele, Psychophonetics: Holistic Counseling and Psychotherapy: Stories and Insights from Practice‎[1], SteinerBooks, →ISBN:
      Psychosophy describes how we can come to know the human soul by direct observation of self and others, experienced through the soul's inner life.

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