horme

American

[hawr-mee] / ˈhɔr mi /

noun

Psychology.

activity directed toward a goal; purposive effort.

horme British

/ ˈhɔːmɪ /

noun

(in the psychology of C. G. Jung) fundamental vital energy

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

hormic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of horme

First recorded in 1910–15, horme is from the Greek word hormḗ impetus, impulse

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