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   Soul

   /sōl/

   

   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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   The Modern English noun soul is derived from Old English sāwol, sāwel.The earliest attestations reported in the Oxford English Dictionary are from the 8th century. In King Alfred's translation of De Consolatione Philosophiae, it is used to refer to the immaterial, spiritual, or thinking aspect of a person, as contrasted with the person's physical body; in the Vespasian Psalter 77.50, it ...

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   soul: [noun] the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › soulSOUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Soul definition: 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.. See examples of SOUL used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SOUL meaning: 1. the spiritual part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after…. Learn more.

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › soulSoul Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   SOUL meaning: 1 : the spiritual part of a person that is believed to give life to the body and in many religions is believed to live forever; 2 : a person's deeply felt moral and emotional nature

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSOUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   13 meanings: 1. the spirit or immaterial part of human beings, the seat of human personality, intellect, will, and emotions,.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › soulSoul - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   soul: 1 n the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life Synonyms: psyche Types: ghost the visible disembodied soul of a dead person poltergeist a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder revenant someone who has returned from the dead Type of: spirit the vital principle or ...

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsoul noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of soul noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishsoul noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    spirit of person; 1 [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). Topic Collocations Religion being religious. believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › soul_nsoul, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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    soul, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary