noun
anima
Anima (noun) means the soul or life force of a living being, as opposed to the animus.
noun
1
The soul or life force of a living being, as opposed to the animus.
2
(psychology) A person's true inner self, in touch with the unconscious rather than the face shown to others.
"Dorothy is bodiless and sexless in Tintern Abbey because she is Wordsworth's Jungian anima, an internal aspect of self momentarily projected."
— Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae (1990)
3
(psychology) The feminine side of a person's unconscious mind.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin anima (“a current of air, wind, air, breath, the vital principle, life, soul”), at times equivalent to animus (“mind”); both trace back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”) — see animus. It is cognate with Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”) and Old English anda (“anger, envy, zeal”). More at onde.
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What is the meaning of anima?
"anima" (noun) means the soul or life force of a living being, as opposed to the animus.
What are the different meanings of anima?
"anima" has 3 main meanings: 1. The soul or life force of a living being, as opposed to the animus; 2. (psychology) A person's true inner self, in touch with the unconscious rather than the face shown to others; 3. (psychology) The feminine side of a person's unconscious mind.
