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1920–25; < Latin: breath, vital force, soul, spirit
1920–25; < Latin: breath, vital force, soul, spirit
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Anima
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- The persona can be controlled, but the anima often cannot.
- These feminine focused areas, or the collective anima of our society, are losing ground now.
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World English Dictionary
| anima (ˈænɪmə) | |
| —n | |
| a. the feminine principle as present in the male unconscious | |
| b. See also animus the inner personality, which is in communication with the unconscious | |
| [Latin: air, breath, spirit, feminine of | |
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Word Origin & History
anima
Jung's term for the inner part of the personality, or the fem. component of a masc. personality, 1923, from fem. of L. animus (q.v.).
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Medical Dictionary
anima an·i·ma (ān'ə-mə)
n.
The inner self of an individual; the soul.
In Jungian psychology, the unconscious or true inner self of an individual, as opposed to the persona, or outer aspect of the personality.
In Jungian psychology, the feminine inner personality as present in the unconscious of the male.
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