Plural of 'animus'; the rational or spiritual soul in ancient philosophy, or in Jungian psychology, the masculine aspect of a woman's personality.
Latin 'animus' meaning spirit, mind, or soul. The word carried philosophical weight in Rome and was later adopted by psychologist Carl Jung to describe psychological archetypes.
Jung borrowed this ancient Latin word for his psychological theory, and it shows how modern psychology raids philosophy and language for concepts—'animus' literally means the life force that makes something animate rather than dead.
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