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   Soul

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   noun

   • 1. the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
   • ▪ a person's moral or emotional nature or sense of identity: "in the depths of her soul, she knew he would betray her" Similar spiritpsyche(inner) selfinnermost self(inner) egoinner beingtrue beingessential natureanimating principlelife forcevital forceinner man/womanpersonaidentitypersonalityindividualitymakeupsubconscioustechnical:animapneumakaatman
   • 2. emotional or intellectual energy or intensity, especially as revealed in a work of art or an artistic performance: "their interpretation lacked soul" Similar inspirationfeelingemotionpassionanimationintensityfervorardorenthusiasmeagernesswarmthenergyvitalityvivacityspiritspiritednesscommitmentrare:fervencyardencypassionateness
   • ▪ African American culture or ethnic pride.
   • ▪ short for soul music
   • 3. the essence or embodiment of a specified quality: "he was the soul of discretion" Similar embodimentpersonificationincarnationepitomequintessenceessencetypesymbolpicturemodelsymbolizationexemplificationexemplarimagerepresentationlikenessmanifestationrare:avatar
   • ▪ an individual person: "I'll never tell a soul" Similar personhuman beingindividualmanwomanman, woman, or childhumanbeingliving soulmortalcreaturebody
   • ▪ a person regarded with affection or pity: "she's a nice old soul"

   Word Origin Old Englishsāwol, sāw(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziel and German Seele.

   Derivatives

   • 1. souled adjective

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   What is soul noun?

   • Definition of soul noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] the spiritual part of a person, believed to exist after death He believed his immortal soul was in peril. The howling wind sounded like the wailing of lost souls (= the spirits of dead people who are not in heaven).

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   Where does soul come from?

   • Soul shows up in various forms in all Nordic and Germanic languages, but no one knows where it originated, just like the whole idea of the soul. Philosophers and theologians have debated the exact definition of soul for ages, but it always stands for that ineffable part of a human unlimited by the body, the grandest, deepest part.

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   What does it mean if a person has a soul?

   • The noun soul can mean an individual human being, but it can also mean essence of a human being. If you believe the soul is immortal, you believe that even when your physical body dies, some other part of you lives on.

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   What is a soul psyche?

   • Soul or psyche ( Ancient Greek: ψυχή psykhḗ, of ψύχειν psýkhein, "to breathe", cf. Latin anima) comprises the mental abilities of a living being: reason, character, free will, feeling, consciousness, qualia, memory, perception, thinking, and so on. Depending on the philosophical system, a soul can either be mortal or immortal.

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   noun. the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part. Synonyms: spirit.

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   In many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is the non-material essence of a person, which includes one's identity, personality, and memories, an immaterial aspect or essence of a living being that is believed to be able to survive physical death.

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   Definitions of soul. noun. the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life. synonyms: psyche. see more. noun. a human being. synonyms: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone. see more. noun. the human embodiment of something. “the soul of honor” see more. noun. deep feeling or emotion. synonyms: soulfulness.

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    5 days ago · Learn the various meanings and uses of the word soul in English, from the immortal or spiritual part of a person to the essential nature of something. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and related terms.