psychagogic

adjective

psy·​cha·​gog·​ic

¦sīkə¦gäjik

1

: attractive, persuasive, inspiring

2

: of or relating to psychagogy

Word History

Etymology

Greek psychagōgikos, from psychagōgia persuasion, winning of souls + -ikos -ic

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