Physiomental
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Pertaining to both the body and the mind.
"Thereafter, environment makes impressions on the physiomental organism, and in time comes knowledge and consciousness."
- 2 Pertaining to a physical object or action that acts as a cognitive or emotional trigger.
"Common physiomental devices include a golden key (that doesn't open anything—its only use is to meditate upon) or a piece of fabric, equipment part or some other item that is part of what you want to think about."
- 3 Pertaining to the biological determinants of emotion or cognition.
"There is a bond of union, then, between the living organisms of animals and plants; but how the physiorganic forces of attraction and repulsion merge into the physioinstinctual forces of sensation, and these again into the emotional forces of attraction and repulsion, we cannot possibly determine ; and we are still more blind, if possible, with regard to the connection of the physiomental forces of human understanding and intelligence, with all the other kinds of forces."
Example
More examples"Thereafter, environment makes impressions on the physiomental organism, and in time comes knowledge and consciousness."
Etymology
From physio- + mental.
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