Soul
noun
The spiritual part of a person that is believed to give life to the body and in many religions is believed to live forever.
We pray that God will save their souls.
Often appears as...
- save a soul
- soul is eternal
noun
The ability of a person to feel kindness and sympathy for others, to appreciate beauty and art, etc.
The soul of this city is in its people.
Often appears as...
- soul of the city
- soul of a poet
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Approving
noun
A person.
Not a soul was in sight.
Often appears as...
- not a soul
- every soul
noun
A type of music that is passionate and strong.
She loves listening to soul music.
Often appears as...
- soul music
- soul singer
noun
The central or integral part; the vital core.
He is the soul of discretion.
Often appears as...
- soul of discretion
- soul of humor
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Approving
noun
The spiritual part of a person that is believed to give life to the body and in many religions is believed to live forever.
We pray that God will save their souls.
Often appears as...
- save a soul
- soul is eternal
noun
The ability of a person to feel kindness and sympathy for others, to appreciate beauty and art, etc.
The soul of this city is in its people.
Often appears as...
- soul of the city
- soul of a poet
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A person.
Not a soul was in sight.
Often appears as...
- not a soul
- every soul
noun
A type of music that is passionate and strong.
She loves listening to soul music.
Often appears as...
- soul music
- soul singer
noun
The central or integral part; the vital core.
He is the soul of discretion.
Often appears as...
- soul of discretion
- soul of humor
Usage tips
Approving
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Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Often used in discussions about afterlife, morality, or spirituality.
Many people believe the soul ascends to heaven after death.
Pro Tip 2/3Philosophical Discussions
Used when debating the existence, nature, and purpose of a soul.
The philosopher questioned what becomes of the soul after life.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can represent depth of character or an individual's essence.
She sang with such a soulful voice, it felt like her soul was bare.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Often used in discussions about afterlife, morality, or spirituality.
Many people believe the soul ascends to heaven after death.
Pro Tip 2/3Philosophical Discussions
Used when debating the existence, nature, and purpose of a soul.
The philosopher questioned what becomes of the soul after life.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can represent depth of character or an individual's essence.
She sang with such a soulful voice, it felt like her soul was bare.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Often used in discussions about afterlife, morality, or spirituality.
Many people believe the soul ascends to heaven after death.
Pro Tip 2/3Philosophical Discussions
Used when debating the existence, nature, and purpose of a soul.
The philosopher questioned what becomes of the soul after life.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can represent depth of character or an individual's essence.
She sang with such a soulful voice, it felt like her soul was bare.
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
is not something that is just there for you to discover, you don't sort of look into your soul and find your true self, What you are partly doing, at least, is actually creating your true self. And this, I think, is very, very significant, particularly at this stage of life you're at. You'll be aware of the fact
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The five major world...
according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life, we get good karma, which sends our soul upward in the social scale. Our rebirth into the next life
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What is love? - Brad...
to how we raise kids. Thus, some argue that the feeling you think you feel in your soul is just biology's way to make you continue our species. Nature has selected you to have crushes on hotties, just like it makes monkeys have crushes on hot monkeys, and biology marches on.
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A brief history of...
the human body and soul were controlled by four fluids, known as humors, and their balance directly influenced a person's health and temperament. Melancholia comes from melaina kole, the word for black bile, the humor believed to cause sadness.
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The real meaning of soul...
hidden right underneath the bridge which transmits the vibration of the strings to the body of the instrument the soul is what allows the violin to resonate to reach out into the world what then if we were to reach out to if we were to let
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These Divers Search For...
because it was like diving on a grave site you do feel like you're visiting the souls of your ancestors when you're dead and it's just difficult to explain the feeling sorrow anger disgust and you feel sort of feeling helplessness we
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The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
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Can Sloths Kill You? PIPE...
People don't quite realize how slow. Sloths are obviously renowned for being slow. But when your life and your work kind of revolves around them, the slowness, it feels soul destroying. But in the loveliest way.
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Plato’s best (and worst)...
The noble lie he proposed was that we're all born with gold, silver, or a mixture of brass and iron in our souls, which determine our roles in life. Some thinkers have gone on to credit the idea of the noble lie
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Say your truths and seek...
uncover your soul. when things get difficult or painful, try to stay open. And every now and then, step off your hamster wheel into deep time. Those lessons have served me throughout my life,
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Julian Baggini: Is there...
is not something that is just there for you to discover, you don't sort of look into your soul and find your true self, What you are partly doing, at least, is actually creating your true self. And this, I think, is very, very significant, particularly at this stage of life you're at. You'll be aware of the fact
Video examples
The five major world...
according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life, we get good karma, which sends our soul upward in the social scale. Our rebirth into the next life
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
to how we raise kids. Thus, some argue that the feeling you think you feel in your soul is just biology's way to make you continue our species. Nature has selected you to have crushes on hotties, just like it makes monkeys have crushes on hot monkeys, and biology marches on.
Video examples
A brief history of...
the human body and soul were controlled by four fluids, known as humors, and their balance directly influenced a person's health and temperament. Melancholia comes from melaina kole, the word for black bile, the humor believed to cause sadness.
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
hidden right underneath the bridge which transmits the vibration of the strings to the body of the instrument the soul is what allows the violin to resonate to reach out into the world what then if we were to reach out to if we were to let
Video examples
These Divers Search For...
because it was like diving on a grave site you do feel like you're visiting the souls of your ancestors when you're dead and it's just difficult to explain the feeling sorrow anger disgust and you feel sort of feeling helplessness we
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
Video examples
Can Sloths Kill You? PIPE...
People don't quite realize how slow. Sloths are obviously renowned for being slow. But when your life and your work kind of revolves around them, the slowness, it feels soul destroying. But in the loveliest way.
Video examples
Plato’s best (and worst)...
The noble lie he proposed was that we're all born with gold, silver, or a mixture of brass and iron in our souls, which determine our roles in life. Some thinkers have gone on to credit the idea of the noble lie
Video examples
Say your truths and seek...
uncover your soul. when things get difficult or painful, try to stay open. And every now and then, step off your hamster wheel into deep time. Those lessons have served me throughout my life,
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
Nation' was one that I'd have killed myself if I hadn't written it. It was absolutely important to me that I wrote it. It was good for my soul.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope, For hope would be hope for the wrong thing.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul.
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George Eliot
British Author
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
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Langston Hughes
American Poet
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
Lord, help my poor soul.
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Kurt Cobain
American Singer
If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
Nation' was one that I'd have killed myself if I hadn't written it. It was absolutely important to me that I wrote it. It was good for my soul.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
Quote examples
T. S. Eliot
American Poet
I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope, For hope would be hope for the wrong thing.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Dutch Painter
Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul.
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George Eliot
British Author
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
Quote examples
Pablo Picasso
Spanish Painter
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
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Langston Hughes
American Poet
My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
Lord, help my poor soul.
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