"puer aeternus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pueri aeterni [plural]
Etymology: From Latin puer aeternus (“eternal boy”) (in Ovid, Metamorphoses), after use in German by Carl Jung. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂w-|*h₂ey-|id2=life}}, {{uder|en|la|puer}} Latin puer, {{uder|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-noun|pueri aeterni|nolinkhead=1}} puer aeternus (plural pueri aeterni)
  1. (mythology) A child-god who is forever young. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-puer_aeternus-en-noun-ZdzWHI4d Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (psychology) An archetype of eternal youth. Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: puer Related terms: agerasia, permayouth Coordinate_terms: puella aeterna
    Sense id: en-puer_aeternus-en-noun-0-ljDtHM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 60 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 59 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 72 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 77 11 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  3. (loosely) A man who remains emotionally childlike. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-puer_aeternus-en-noun-K0WSDDB5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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