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soul

soul /ˈsoʊl/ noun
plural souls
soul
/ˈsoʊl/
noun
plural souls
Britannica Dictionary definition of SOUL
[count]
: the spiritual part of a person that is believed to give life to the body and in many religions is believed to live forever
: a person's deeply felt moral and emotional nature
[noncount] : the ability of a person to feel kindness and sympathy for others, to appreciate beauty and art, etc.
[count] : a human being : person
[noncount] : a quality that gives emotional force and effectiveness to a performance, a work of art, etc.
[noncount] : soul music
[singular] : a person who has a lot of a particular quality + of
[singular] : the central or most important part of something that makes it effective, valuable, etc. usually + of

bless my soul

see bless

body and soul

see body

keep body and soul together

see body

pour your soul out

see pour

sell your soul (to the devil)

see 1sell