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soul

  • noun
  • sōl

The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.

Other meanings

  1. The spirit or essence of anything.

  2. Life, energy, vigor.

Example sentences

  • “Wisdom is the compass of the soul.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “He found his soul mate.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

  • “You have a beautiful soul.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sāwol" (soul, life, spirit, being).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “soul” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.