soul — ozdic

Collocations

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1

(noun.) part of sb believed to exist after body is dead

ADJ

immortal | damned | human, individual

VERB + SOUL

save

The charity workers believed they could save souls by offering shelter and hope to homeless people.

sell

He sold his soul to the music industry just to become famous and wealthy.

PHRASES

the souls of the dead

2

(noun.) part of sb/sth that shows its true nature

ADJ

very

The music moved her to her very soul, bringing tears to her eyes.

whole | inner

VERB + SOUL

lose

The restaurant lost its soul when the original owner retired last year.

bare

In therapy, Maria finally felt comfortable enough to bare her soul about her childhood fears.

search

Before making a decision, she searched her soul to understand what she really wanted.

SOUL + NOUN

mate

PREP

in your ~

There was a sadness in her soul that no amount of success could ever fix.

PHRASES

body and soul

After years apart, he returned to his hometown and committed himself to the project body and soul.

heart and soul

She threw herself heart and soul into learning the piano, practicing every single day.

3

(noun.) deep feeling and thought

VERB + SOUL

have | lack

PREP

with ~

The artist painted the mural with real soul, creating something that deeply moved everyone who saw it.

4

(noun.) person

ADJ

little

That little soul was lost in the crowd at the airport, searching desperately for her mother.

old | good | bad | lost, poor, unfortunate | simple

dear, gentle, kind, kindly

My grandmother was such a gentle soul that everyone in the neighborhood loved her.

sensitive | brave | romantic | tormented, tortured, troubled

living

She was the only living soul in the empty house that night.

PHRASES

a soul in torment

After losing his job, he wandered the streets like a soul in torment.

not be a soul in sight

The beach was completely empty; there wasn't a soul in sight on that foggy morning.

Definitions

noun

1

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.

1836, Hans Christian Andersen (translated into English by Mrs. H. B. Paull in 1872), The Little Mermaid "Among the daughters of the air," answered one of them. "A mermaid has not an immortal soul, nor can she obtain one unless she wins the love of a human being. On the power of another hangs her eternal destiny. But the daughters of the air, although they do not possess an immortal soul, can, by their good deeds, procure one for themselves.

No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or[…]. And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness.

2

The spirit or essence of anything.

From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vaingloriously self-satisfied.

It is possible with only these qualities for a man to be a reasonably efficient President, but there is one thing more needed to make him a great President. It is that quality of soul which makes a man loved by little children, by dumb animals, that quality of soul which makes him a strong help to all those in sorrow or in trouble, that quality which makes him not merely admired, but loved by all the people - the quality of sympathetic understanding of the human heart, of real interest in one's fellow men.

3

Life, energy, vigor.

That he vvants Algebra he muſt confeſs. / But not a ſoul to give our arms ſucceſs.

4

Cultural consciousness and pride among people of African American heritage.

5

A strong positive feeling of intense sensitivity and emotional fervor conveyed especially by African American performers.

adj

1

Characteristic of or pertaining to African American culture.

soul music

soul food

verb

1

To endow with a soul or mind.

2

To beg on All Soul's Day.

All Souls' Day was celebrated by souling, a custom going back to pre-Reformation days: soul cakers and mummers toured the village begging for a soul cake — a plain, round, flat cake seasoned with spices.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a human being

noun — deep feeling or emotion

soulfulness

noun — the immaterial part of a person

psyche

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

kindred soul

Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself; kindred spirit.

Many of the participants found themselves among kindred souls who shared their interests.

sell one's soul

To abandon one's spiritual values or moral principles for wealth or other benefits.

He murmured in her ear. “You are Marguerite, for you could fire a man's heart so that he would sell his soul to gain you.”

rest his soul

Used parenthetically to mark the referent as being deceased

bare one's soul

To reveal one's innermost feelings and thoughts, especially concerning one's doubts, regrets, or flaws; to tell one's personal secrets to others.

The actress bared her soul in the candid interview.

life and soul of the party

Synonym of life of the party.

Example Bank

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1836, Hans Christian Andersen (translated into English by Mrs. H. B. Paull in 1872), The Little Mermaid "Among the daughters of the air," answered one of them. "A mermaid has not an immortal soul, nor

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No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or[…]. And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays a

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Flowey: See that heart? That is your SOUL, the very culmination of your being!

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soul music

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05

soul food

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06

All Souls' Day was celebrated by souling, a custom going back to pre-Reformation days: soul cakers and mummers toured the village begging for a soul cake — a plain, round, flat cake seasoned with spic

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, soul is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.