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Definition of Anima

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

Definition of Anima

1. Noun. The soul or inner self of a person. ¹

2. Noun. (context: Jungian psychology) The inner self (not the external persona) of a person as opposed to the persona that is in touch with the unconscious. ¹

3. Noun. (context: Jungian psychology) The unconscious feminine aspect of a male. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anima

1. the soul [n -S] - See also: soul

Medical Definition of Anima

1. 1. The soul or spirit. See: animus. 2. In jungian psychology, the inner self, in contrast to persona; a female archtype in a man. Compare: animus. Origin: L. Breath, soul (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Anima

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science by Robley Dunglison (1856)
"With the ancient chemists, anima meant the active principle of a drug separated by some chemical management anima ALOES : see Aloes, ..."

2. A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts by George Saintsbury (1904)
"But the book of Coleridge which, next to the Biographia, is of most importance to the student of his criticism, is perhaps The anima the long - posthumous ..."

3. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1906)
"Later on the title was shortened into " de anima ... dell* anima), hence its common name of " anima." Kerschbaumer, ii. The idea underlying the name is ..."

4. The Orbis Pictus of John Amos Comenius by Johann Amos Comenius (1887)
"anima est vita corporis, una in toto. Tan tum Vegetativa in Plantis; Simul Sensitiva in Ani- malibus ; Etiam Rationalis in Homine. ..."

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