psychopomp

== English == === Etymology === From Latin psȳchopompus, from Ancient Greek ψῡχοπομπός (psūkhopompós), from ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “soul”) +‎ πομπός (pompós, “conductor”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪkəʊpɒmp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪkoʊpɑmp/ Hyphenation: psy‧cho‧pomp === Noun === psychopomp (plural psychopomps) (religion) A spirit, deity, person, etc., who guides the souls of the dead to the afterlife. ==== Translations ==== === See also === shaman