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soul
[ sohl ]
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:
- the spiritual part of humans regarded in its moral aspect, or as believed to survive death and be subject to happiness or misery in a life to come:
arguing the immortality of the soul.
- the disembodied spirit of a deceased person:
He feared the soul of the deceased would haunt him.
- the emotional part of human nature; the seat of the feelings or sentiments.
Synonyms:
- a human being; person.
- high-mindedness; noble warmth of feeling, spirit or courage, etc.
- the animating principle; the essential element or part of something.
Synonyms: , ,
- the inspirer or moving spirit of some action, movement, etc.
- the embodiment of some quality:
He was the very soul of tact.
- (initial capital letter) Christian Science. God; the divine source of all identity and individuality.
- shared ethnic awareness and pride among Black people, especially Black Americans.
- deeply felt emotion, as conveyed or expressed by a performer or artist.
adjective
- of, characteristic of, or for Black Americans or their culture:
soul newspapers.
soul
1/ əʊ /
noun
- the spirit or immaterial part of man, the seat of human personality, intellect, will, and emotions, regarded as an entity that survives the body after death pneumatic
- Christianity the spiritual part of a person, capable of redemption from the power of sin through divine grace
- the essential part or fundamental nature of anything
- a person's feelings or moral nature as distinct from other faculties
- Also calledsoul music a type of Black music resulting from the addition of jazz, gospel, and pop elements to the urban blues style
- ( as modifier )
a soul singer
- modifier of or relating to Black Americans and their culture
soul food
soul brother
- nobility of spirit or temperament
a man of great soul and courage
- an inspiring spirit or leading figure, as of a cause or movement
- a person regarded as typifying some characteristic or quality
the soul of discretion
- a person; individual
an honest soul
- the life and soulSee life
- upon my soul!an exclamation of surprise
Soul
2/ əʊ /
noun
- Christian Science another word for God
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܱ-ˌ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- dzܱl adjective
- ܲd·dzܱ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of soul1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of soul1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with soul , also see bare one's soul ; heart and soul ; keep body and soul together ; kindred spirit (soul) ; living soul .Example Sentences
Hence, history repeats itself when people participate in hateful deeds under the banner of fighting for “the soul of a nation.”
She was remembered by Soe Nay Oo as a generous soul who would often pay for mosque programmes out of her own pocket.
"Empuraan isn't just a bad film; it's an attack on faith, on political plurality and on the very soul of balanced storytelling," its review said.
Sadly, soldiers are learning that not even the loss of their lives has stirred the hollow souls of Donald Trump and his men.
It is exactly the fixture they would want after their FA Cup win at Bournemouth, when Pep Guardiola was speaking about his players showing heart and soul, and the desire and passion that they need.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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