noun
Meaning 1
An angelic being from the Book of Enoch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
egregore
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/ˈɛɡɹɪɡɔɹ/
noun
Meaning 2
An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, occult, philosophy, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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History
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.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: égrégore — psychic entity influencing thoughts
- German: Egregor — psychic entity influencing thoughts
- Italian: eggregora — psychic entity influencing thoughts
- Portuguese: egrégora — psychic entity influencing thoughts
- Russian: эгре́гор (egrégor) — psychic entity influencing thoughts
- Spanish: egrégora — psychic entity influencing thoughts
- Ukrainian: егре́гор (ehréhor) — psychic entity influencing thoughts
- Ukrainian: еґре́ґор (egrégor) — psychic entity influencing thoughts