"prosopopesis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “mask”); introduced by French psychical researcher René Sudre, whose book "Parapsychology" (1926) was published in English by Grove Press in 1962. The unexpected additional p may be due to influence of Greek words such as προσωποποιία (prosopopoiía), whose English derivative is prosopopoeia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πρόσωπον||mask}} Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “mask”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} prosopopesis
  1. (parapsychology, rare) A sudden and profound change of an individual's personality, whether spontaneous or induced e.g. in hypnosis. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Parapsychology Related terms: dissociative identity disorder, possession, séance, trance Translations (change of personality): persoonallisuuden muutos (Finnish), prosopopesi (Italian), prosopopesis (Spanish)
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