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animus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • courage noun The ability to face danger, pain, or difficulty without being overcome by fear.
  • mind noun The part of a person responsible for thought, awareness, memory, and reasoning.
  • morale noun The overall confidence, enthusiasm, and spirit of a person or group.
  • soul noun The spiritual or immaterial part of a person, often believed to continue after death.
  • spirit noun The non-physical part of a person believed to hold their character, emotions, or soul.

Senses

animus is used for these senses in English:

  • courage The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
  • life force (fiction, fantasy, supernatural, paranormal) The hypothetical principle that animates all living organisms.
  • mind The capability for rational thought.
  • morale The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
  • soul (religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
  • soul (music) Soul music.
  • spirit The soul of a person or other creature.
  • spirit A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.

mind — full definition

  1. noun The part of a person responsible for thought, awareness, memory, and reasoning.
  2. noun An opinion, intention, or attitude.
  3. verb To be bothered by or object to something.
  4. verb To look after or take care of someone or something briefly.
  5. verb To be careful about something, or to pay attention to it.

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