Sigmund

[ sig-muhnd, seeg-moond; German zeek-moont ]

noun

1. (in the Volsunga Saga ) the son of Volsung and Liod; the father, through his sister, Signy, of Sinfjotli; the husband first of Borghild, then of Hjordis; and the father of Sigurd.
2. (in the Nibelungenlied ) the king of the Netherlands and father of Siegfried.
3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “victory” and “protection.”

Sigmund

/ ˈziːkmʊnt; ˈsɪɡmənd; ˈsiːɡmʊnd /

noun

1. Norse myth the father of the hero Sigurd
2. Also calledSiegmundˈziːkmʊnt German myth king of the Netherlands, father of Siegfried

Example Sentences

As Sigmund Freud argued a century ago, on the most primitive level, humans are subject to two primal passions: killing and sex.

From Slate

Sigmund Freud warned that the “positive transference” that comes at the start of therapy can be short-lived.

From Slate

Sigmund Freud, who basically created the field of psychotherapy as we know it, asked, in his book Civilization and Its Discontents, whether it is possible for society itself to become neurotic.

From Slate

Also up, a biography of Sigmund Freud’s most famous patient and, in fiction, two noteworthy debut novels.

From New York Times

Urbane and witty, they packed coffeehouses and college auditoriums with a repertoire that mixed straight-faced folk standards like “The Hammer Song” and cheeky tunes like “Have Some Madeira, M’Dear,” “The Ballad of Sigmund Freud” and “Charlie the Midnight Marauder.”

From New York Times