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Definition of primal hordes in English English dictionary
- plural form of primal horde
- primal horde
- In Freudian psychoanalysis, an archetypal cathexis of the sons usurping their father's hierarchical position; the basis of the Oedipus complex, and sometimes resulting in totemism
Freud's analyses from his 1913 Totem and taboo, of how the primal horde of rebellious sons overcame the patriarchal father and set up public totems and taboos as means to eternalize their resultant guilt.
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pri·mal hordesTurkish pronunciation
praymıl hôrdzPronunciation
/ˈprīməl ˈhôrdz/ /ˈpraɪməl ˈhɔːrdz/
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