'Soul' definitions:
Definition of 'soul'
From: WordNet
noun
The immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life [syn: soul, psyche]
noun
A human being; "there was too much for one person to do" [syn: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul]
noun
Deep feeling or emotion [syn: soul, soulfulness]
noun
The human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor"
noun
A secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement"
Definition of 'Soul'
From: GCIDE
- Soul \Soul\ (s[=o]l), a. Sole. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Soul'
From: GCIDE
- Soul \Soul\, v. i. [F. so[^u]ler to satiate. See Soil to feed.] To afford suitable sustenance. [Obs.] --Warner. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Soul'
From: GCIDE
- Soul \Soul\, n. [OE. soule, saule, AS. s[=a]wel, s[=a]wl; akin to OFries. s?le, OS. s?ola, D. ziel, G. seele, OHG. s?la, s?ula, Icel. s[=a]la, Sw. sj[aum]l, Dan. siael, Goth. saiwala; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to L. saeculum a lifetime, age (cf. Secular.)]
- 1. The spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; that part of man which enables him to think, and which renders him a subject of moral government; -- sometimes, in distinction from the higher nature, or spirit, of man, the so-called animal soul, that is, the seat of life, the sensitive affections and phantasy, exclusive of the voluntary and rational powers; -- sometimes, in distinction from the mind, the moral and emotional part of man's nature, the seat of feeling, in distinction from intellect; -- sometimes, the intellect only; the understanding; the seat of knowledge, as distinguished from feeling. In a more general sense, "an animating, separable, surviving entity, the vehicle of individual personal existence." --Tylor. [1913 Webster]
- The eyes of our souls only then begin to see, when our bodily eyes are closing. --Law. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The seat of real life or vitality; the source of action; the animating or essential part. "The hidden soul of harmony." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Thou sun, of this great world both eye and soul. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The leader; the inspirer; the moving spirit; the heart; as, the soul of an enterprise; an able general is the soul of his army. [1913 Webster]
- He is the very soul of bounty! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Energy; courage; spirit; fervor; affection, or any other noble manifestation of the heart or moral nature; inherent power or goodness. [1913 Webster]
- That he wants algebra he must confess; But not a soul to give our arms success. --Young. [1913 Webster]
- 5. A human being; a person; -- a familiar appellation, usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul. [1913 Webster]
- As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. --Prov. xxv. 25. [1913 Webster]
- God forbid so many simple souls Should perish by the sword! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Now mistress Gilpin (careful soul). --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 6. A pure or disembodied spirit. [1913 Webster]
- That to his only Son . . . every soul in heaven Shall bend the knee. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 7. A perceived shared community and awareness among African-Americans. [PJC]
- 8. Soul music. [PJC]
- Note: Soul is used in the formation of numerous compounds, most of which are of obvious signification; as, soul-betraying, soul-consuming, soul-destroying, soul-distracting, soul-enfeebling, soul-exalting, soul-felt, soul-harrowing, soul-piercing, soul-quickening, soul-reviving, soul-stirring, soul-subduing, soul-withering, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Spirit; life; courage; fire; ardor. [1913 Webster]
- Cure of souls. See Cure, n., 2.
- Soul bell, the passing bell. --Bp. Hall.
- Soul foot. See Soul scot, below. [Obs.]
- Soul scot or
- Soul shot. [Soul + scot, or shot; cf. AS. s[=a]welsceat.] (O. Eccl. Law) A funeral duty paid in former times for a requiem for the soul. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Soul'
From: GCIDE
- Soul \Soul\ (s[=o]l), v. t. To indue with a soul; to furnish with a soul or mind. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'soul'
From: GCIDE
- soul \soul\ (s[=o]l), a. By or for African-Americans, or characteristic of their culture; as, soul music; soul newspapers; soul food. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'soul'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Adamite,
- afflatus,
- an existence,
- anima,
- anima humana,
- animating force,
- animus,
- ardency,
- ardor,
- article,
- astral body,
- atman,
- axiom,
- ba,
- bathmism,
- beating heart,
- being,
- biological clock,
- biorhythm,
- blood,
- body,
- bones,
- bosom,
- breast,
- breath,
- breath of life,
- buddhi,
- cat,
- center,
- center of life,
- chap,
- character,
- conscience,
- core,
- creative thought,
- creativity,
- creature,
- critter,
- customer,
- daemon,
- daimonion,
- deepest recesses,
- demon,
- differentiation,
- differentness,
- distillate,
- distillation,
- distinctiveness,
- divine afflatus,
- divine breath,
- divine spark,
- duck,
- dynamism,
- earthling,
- ecstasy,
- ego,
- egohood,
- elan vital,
- elixir,
- embodiment,
- emotion,
- energy,
- entelechy,
- entity,
- esoteric reality,
- esprit,
- essence,
- essence of life,
- essential,
- excitement,
- fabric,
- feeling,
- fellow,
- fervency,
- fervidness,
- fervor,
- fire,
- fire of genius,
- flower,
- focus,
- force,
- force of life,
- fundamental,
- furor,
- fury,
- Geist,
- genius,
- gist,
- gravamen,
- gross body,
- groundling,
- growth force,
- gusto,
- guts,
- guy,
- hand,
- head,
- heart,
- heart of hearts,
- heartbeat,
- heartblood,
- heartiness,
- heartstrings,
- heat,
- homo,
- human,
- human being,
- human factor,
- hypostasis,
- identity,
- impassionedness,
- impulse of life,
- incarnation,
- individual,
- individualism,
- individuality,
- inmost heart,
- inmost soul,
- inner,
- inner essence,
- inner landscape,
- inner life,
- inner man,
- inner nature,
- inner recess,
- inner self,
- innermost being,
- inside,
- inspiration,
- inspiriting force,
- integer,
- integrity,
- intellect,
- interior,
- interior man,
- intern,
- internal,
- intrados,
- inward,
- item,
- jiva,
- jivatma,
- joker,
- kama,
- kernel,
- khu,
- life,
- life breath,
- life cycle,
- life essence,
- life force,
- life principle,
- life process,
- lifeblood,
- linga sharira,
- liveliness,
- living force,
- living soul,
- man,
- manas,
- manes,
- marrow,
- material,
- matter,
- meat,
- medium,
- mind,
- module,
- monad,
- mortal,
- Muse,
- nephesh,
- nerve center,
- nominalism,
- nonconformity,
- nose,
- noumenon,
- nub,
- nucleus,
- nuts and bolts,
- object,
- one,
- oneness,
- organism,
- particularism,
- particularity,
- party,
- passion,
- passionateness,
- penetralia,
- person,
- persona,
- personage,
- personal equation,
- personal identity,
- personality,
- personification,
- personship,
- physical body,
- pith,
- pneuma,
- point,
- postulate,
- prana,
- principle,
- principle of desire,
- psyche,
- purusha,
- quick,
- quid,
- quiddity,
- quintessence,
- reason,
- recesses,
- relish,
- ruach,
- sap,
- savor,
- seat of life,
- secret heart,
- secret place,
- secret places,
- self-identity,
- selfhood,
- selfness,
- sentiment,
- shade,
- shadow,
- sincerity,
- single,
- singleton,
- singularity,
- somebody,
- someone,
- something,
- spark of life,
- spirit,
- spiritual being,
- spiritus,
- sthula sharira,
- stuff,
- substance,
- sum and substance,
- talent,
- tellurian,
- terran,
- the nitty-gritty,
- the self,
- thing,
- true being,
- true inwardness,
- typification,
- uniqueness,
- unit,
- vehemence,
- verve,
- vis vitae,
- vis vitalis,
- viscera,
- vital center,
- vital energy,
- vital flame,
- vital fluid,
- vital force,
- vital principle,
- vital spark,
- vital spirit,
- vitality,
- vitals,
- vivacity,
- warmth,
- warmth of feeling,
- woman,
- worldling,
- zeal
Words containing 'Soul'
- Souled,
- soulful,
- soulfully,
- soulfulness,
- Cure of souls,
- Heart and soul,
- Soul bell,
- Soul foot,
- Soul scot,
- Soul shot,
- all souls' day,
- body and soul,
- care of souls,
- dead soul,
- lost soul,
- soul brother,
- soul food,
- soul kiss,
- soul mate,
- soul patch,
- soul stirring,
- trusting soul,
- High-souled,
- Whole-souled,
- soul-destroying,
- soul-searching,
- soul-stirring