Egregore
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛɡɹɪɡɔɹ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Egregore is a noun meaning (occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.
Meaning
(occult) An autonomous psychic entity that is composed of, and influences, the thoughts of a group of people.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) An angelic being from the Book of Enoch.
Example Sentences
When men multiplied, says the author, they had daughters of an exquisite beauty, so amiable that the Egregores, or the guardian Angels, conceived a violent passion for them.
In magical esoteric circles an egregore is commonly understood to be a magical psychic entity consciously or unconsciously created by a couple or a group as an encapsulation and merger of their collective aspirations and ideals.
[…] but I must be fair, and point out that there are those who fancy he is a fallen angel, an Egregore, a guardian angel of somebody else's property, and if he really is an Egregore he may be grandfather to the Nephelim, and great grandfather to the Eliud.
Word Forms
- egregores
- egregor
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include egregor, angell, celestine, angelical, cherub, angel.
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