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psychagogic

adjective
psy·cha·gog·ic | \ ¦sīkə¦gäjik \

Definition of psychagogic 

1 : attractive, persuasive, inspiring

2 : of or relating to psychagogy

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History and Etymology for psychagogic

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

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