anima
The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the…The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
Meaning
3 sensesThe soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
The inner self (not the external persona) of a person that is in touch with the unconscious as opposed to the persona.
(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious
The unconscious feminine aspect of a person.
The projection-making factor is the anima, or rather the unconscious as represented by the anima.
Anima
а́нимаánima
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin anima (“a current of air, wind, air, breath, the vital principle, lifeBorrowed from Latin anima (“a current of air, wind, air, breath, the vital principle, life, soul”), sometimes equivalent to animus (“mind”), both from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”); see animus. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”), Old English anda (“anger, envy, zeal”). More at onde.
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