anima

anima /an·i·ma/ (an´i-mah) [L.]

1. the soul.

2. in jungian terminology, the unconscious, or inner being, of the individual, as opposed to the personality presented to the world (persona); by extension, used to denote the more feminine soul or feminine component of a man's personality; cf. animus.

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an·i·ma (n-m)

n.

1. The inner self of an individual; the soul.

2. In Jungian psychology, the unconscious or true inner self of an individual, as opposed to the persona, or outer aspect of the personality.

3. In Jungian psychology, the feminine inner personality as present in the unconscious of the male.

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anima (anˑ··m),

n sensitive soul; term coined by George Ernest Stahl (1659–1734) to explain human vitality beyond the basic mechanics of the body.