"inner man" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: inner men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|inner men}} inner man (plural inner men)
  1. The spiritual or intellectual part of a person; a person's mind, soul, or nature. Hyponyms (spiritual part): spirit man Translations (the spiritual or intellectual part of person): tamaroto (Māori)
    Sense id: en-inner_man-en-noun-kehg~khK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Māori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'spiritual part': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'the spiritual or intellectual part of person': 98 2
  2. (humorous) The stomach or appetite. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-inner_man-en-noun-N8I4tDRR

Inflected forms

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