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Synonyms for anima mundi


Grammar : Noun



Définition of anima mundi

Origin :
  • 1670s, Medieval Latin, literally "soul of the world;" used by Abelard to render Greek psyche tou kosmou.
  • As in world spirit : noun animating force of world
Example sentences :
  • Wordsworth was the fellow who hit upon the idea of the anima mundi.
  • Extract from : « Suspended Judgments » by John Cowper Powys
  • Yes, the mind which is the anima mundi, the principle, of all things.
  • Extract from : « Carmen Ariza » by Charles Francis Stocking
  • It may be said that Galen expresses, in these passages, the Platonic dogma of an anima mundi.
  • Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various
  • The unity expounded at first is simply an anima mundi, a living universe, but not intelligent.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various

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