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an⋅i⋅mus

  [an-uh-muhs]
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–noun
1. strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
2. purpose; intention; animating spirit.
3. (in the psychology of C. G. Jung) the masculine principle, esp. as present in women (contrasted with anima ).
Origin:
1810–20; < L: mind, spirit, courage, passion, wrath; akin to anima
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an·i·mus   (ān'ə-məs)   
n.  
  1. An attitude that informs one's actions; disposition.
  2. A feeling of animosity; ill will. See Synonyms at enmity.
  3. In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in women.

[Latin; see anə- in Indo-European roots.]
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Animus

An"i*mus\, n.; pl. Animi. [L., mind.] Animating spirit; intention; temper.

nimus furandi [L.] (Law), intention of stealing.
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animus 
1820, "temper" (usually in a hostile sense), from L. anima "living being, soul, mind, disposition, passion, courage, anger, spirit, feeling," from PIE base *ane- "to blow, to breathe" (cf. Gk. anemos "wind," Skt. aniti "breathes," O.Ir. anal, Welsh anadl "breath," O.Ir. animm "soul," Goth. uzanan "to exhale," O.N. anda "to breathe," O.E. eðian "to breathe," O.C.S. vonja "smell, breath," Arm. anjn "soul"). It has no plural. As a term in Jungian psychology for the masc. component of a fem. personality, it dates from 1923.
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Main Entry: an·i·mus
Pronunciation: 'a-n&-m&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, mind, soul
: INTENT animus> —compare MENS REA
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: an·i·mus
Pronunciation: 'an-&-m&s
Function: noun
: an inner masculine part of the female personality in the analyticpsychology of C. G. Jung —compare ANIMA 1
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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animus an·i·mus (ān'ə-məs)
n.

  1. An animating or energizing spirit.
  2. Intention to do something; disposition.
  3. A spirit of active hostility; ill will.
  4. In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in the unconscious of the female.

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Animus
["Constraint-Based Animation: The Implementation of Temporal Constraints in the Animus System", R. Duisberg, PhD Thesis U Washington 1986].
(1995-11-24)

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