[L. ex out of + animō, abl. of animus soul.] Literally: From the soul; hence, heartily, sincerely.
1612. Brinsley, Lud. Lit., xviii. (1627), 214. To dispute, as if ex animo in good earnest, with all contention and vehemencie.
1843. Robertson, in Life, I. 101. As to the Church of England, I am hers, ex animo.
