Definitions for Soul

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Soul soul

Spelling: [sohl]

IPA: /soʊl/

Soul is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 21 anagrams from letters in Soul (losu).

Definitions for Soul

noun

1. 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.
2. 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:
3. the disembodied spirit of a deceased person:
4. the emotional part of human nature; the seat of the feelings or sentiments.
5. a human being; person.
6. high-mindedness; noble warmth of feeling, spirit or courage, etc.
7. the animating principle; the essential element or part of something.
8. the inspirer or moving spirit of some action, movement, etc.
9. the embodiment of some quality:
10. (initial capital letter) Christian Science. God; the divine source of all identity and individuality.
11. shared ethnic awareness and pride among black people, especially black Americans.
12. deeply felt emotion, as conveyed or expressed by a performer or artist.
13. soul music.

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, or for black Americans or their culture:

Origin of Soul

before 900; Middle English; Old English sāwl, sāwol; cognate with Dutch ziel, German Seele, Old Norse sāl, Gothic saiwala

Examples for Soul

All pursuits that serve to connect the soul with the world whence it came are rejected.

Ragtime, blues, country, jazz, soul, and rock and roll were all pioneered or inspired by black artists.

Then I heard a voice, saying, 'Lo, the soul seeketh to ascend!'

Perhaps every reproduction of a piece of art steals a part of its soul.

I have never seen the soul withdrawn without a struggle with the body.

Alas, his soul is willing, but his flesh is weak and he whiffs.

Education controls the transmission of values and molds the spirit before dominating the soul.

You mix up English working-class gruffness with African-American soul from the Deep South.

When the soul was again led into the body, it related all that had happened to it.

The good bishop believed she had jeopardised her soul with divorce.