anima

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious

Etymology

Borrowed 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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