prosopopesis
prosopopesis · prosopopesises
A sudden and profound change of an individual's personality, whether spontaneous or…A sudden and profound change of an individual's personality, whether spontaneous or induced e.g. in hypnosis.
Meaning
1 senses(rare)A sudden and profound change of an individual's personality, whether spontaneous or induced e.g. in hypnosis.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From prosopo- (“person, mask”) + -poiesis; introduced by French psychical researcher RenéFrom prosopo- (“person, mask”) + -poiesis; introduced by French psychical researcher René Sudre, whose book "Parapsychology" (1926) was published in English by Grove Press in 1962. Possibly influenced by προσωποποιία (prosōpopoiía, “dramatization, prosopopoeia”).
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Forms
plural: prosopopesises| Singular | prosopopesis |
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