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psychostasia

noun
psy·​cho·​sta·​sia | \ ˌsīkōˈstāzh(ē)ə\
plural -s

Definition of psychostasia

: a weighing of lives or souls the judgment of Osiris under the New Kingdom consisted essentially of the ceremony of the psychostasia— J. E. M. White

History and Etymology for psychostasia

Greek, from psych- + stasis act of weighing, (from histanai to make to stand, weigh) + -ia -y

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