psychopomp.

A figure believed to guide the souls of the dead to an afterlife or another realm.

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Words that belong together

• a divine psychopomp
• the role of psychopomp

On the page

The tale cast the black dog as a psychopomp rather than a predator.

A silent psychopomp waited beside the river for the newly dead.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular psychopomp; plural psychopomps. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.