égrégore
See also: egregore
French
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek substantive of ἐγρήγορος (egrḗgoros, “wakeful”) meaning watcher, angel in the Book of Enoch.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.ɡʁe.ɡɔʁ/
Noun
égrégore m (plural égrégores)
- an autonomous psychic entity composed of and influencing the thoughts of a group of people
Descendants
- English: egregore, egregor
References
- Eliphas Lévi, "The Great Mystery" (1868) p.127-130, 133, 136