Animus
['ænɪməs]
Definition
(n.) Animating spirit; intention; temper.
Typed by Jewel
Definition
n. intention: actuating spirit: prejudice against.
Checker: Wayne
Examples
- Gibbon, because of his anti-Christian animus, is hostile to Constantine; but he admits that he was temperate and chaste. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Their animus against the cross and against monks and nuns was extreme. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Miles