"egregore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛɡɹɪɡɔɹ/ Forms: egregores [plural]
Etymology: From French égrégore (“spirit of a group”), from the Ancient Greek substantive of ἐγρήγορος (egrḗgoros, “wakeful”) meaning watcher, angel in the Book of Enoch. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|égrégore||spirit of a group}} French égrégore (“spirit of a group”), {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} egregore (plural egregores)
  1. (obsolete) An angelic being from the Book of Enoch. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-egregore-en-noun-3dQnUwGY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 64 36
  2. (occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people. Categories (topical): Occult Translations (psychic entity influencing thoughts): égrégore [masculine] (French), Egregor [masculine] (German), eggregora [feminine] (Italian), egrégora [feminine] (Portuguese), эгре́гор (egrégor) [masculine] (Russian), egrégora [feminine] (Spanish), егре́гор (ehréhor) [masculine] (Ukrainian), еґре́ґор (egrégor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-egregore-en-noun-WMQCo~Q2 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, occult, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'psychic entity influencing thoughts': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: egregor

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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