"psychostasia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψυχοστασία (psukhostasía, “weighing of lives”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ψυχοστασία||weighing of lives}} Ancient Greek ψυχοστασία (psukhostasía, “weighing of lives”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} psychostasia (uncountable)
  1. (religion) The weighing of souls, as a form of judgment of people's worth. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-psychostasia-en-noun-bAJ15gtZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: lifestyle, religion

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