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The '''heart''' has long been used as a [[symbols|symbol]] to refer to the [[spiritual]], [[emotion]]al, [[moral]], and in the past also [[intellectual]] core of a [[human being]]. As the heart was once widely believed to be the seat of the human [[mind]], the word ''heart'' continues to be used poetically to refer to the [[soul]], and stylized depictions of hearts are extremely prevalent [[symbols]] representing [[love]].  

The '''heart''' has long been used as a [[symbols|symbol]] to refer to the [[spiritual]], [[emotion]]al, [[moral]], and in the past also [[intellectual]] core of a [[human being]]. As the heart was once widely believed to be the seat of the human [[mind]], the word ''heart'' continues to be used poetically to refer to the [[soul]], and stylized depictions of hearts are extremely prevalent [[symbols]] representing [[love]].  

==As metaphor==

==As metaphor==

==References==

==References==

*[http://www.slate.com/id/2159800/?GT1=9129 The Shape of My Heart: Where did the ubiquitous Valentine's symbol come from?] by Keelin McDonell, [[Slate (magazine)|Slate.com]].

*[https://www.slate.com/id/2159800/?GT1=9129 The Shape of My Heart: Where did the ubiquitous Valentine's symbol come from?] by Keelin McDonell, [[Slate (magazine)|Slate.com]].

*[http://www.heartsymbol.com www.heartsymbol.com: The Heart Symbol - Origin, History And Significance] by Prof. [[Armin Dietz]]

*[https://www.heartsymbol.com www.heartsymbol.com: The Heart Symbol - Origin, History And Significance] by Prof. [[Armin Dietz]]

*The shape of the heart, by Pierre Vinken, Amsterdam 2000.

*The shape of the heart, by Pierre Vinken, Amsterdam 2000.

*How the heart was held in medieval art, by Pierre Vinken, The Lancet, 358, 22, december 2001, 2155-2157.

*How the heart was held in medieval art, by Pierre Vinken, The Lancet, 358, 22, december 2001, 2155-2157.