Jungian

[ yoong-ee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Carl G. Jung or his theories, especially of archetypes and the collective unconscious.

noun
  1. an advocate or follower of Jung's theories.

Origin of Jungian

1
First recorded in 1930–35; Jung + -ian

Words Nearby Jungian

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How to use Jungian in a sentence

  • They fight over property, territory and privileges in a Jungian archetypal manner.

    After the Rain | Sam Vaknin

British Dictionary definitions for Jungian

Jungian

/ (ˈjʊŋɪən) /


adjective
  1. of, following, or relating to C. G. Jung, his system of psychoanalysis, or to analytical psychology

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