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ANIMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("anima" is a kind of...):
ego; self (your consciousness of your own identity)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Carl Gustav Jung; Carl Jung; Jung (Swiss psychologist (1875-1961))