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Dictionary definition: soul
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- The Oxford American College Dictionary
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soul
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sōl
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• n.
1.
the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
∎
a person's moral or emotional nature or sense of identity:
in the depths of her soul, she knew he would betray her.
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the essence of something:
integrity is the soul of intellectual life.
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emotional or intellectual energy or intensity, esp. as revealed in a work of art or an artistic performance:
their interpretation lacked soul.
2.
a person regarded as the embodiment of a specified quality:
he was
the soul of
discretion.
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an individual person:
I'll ...
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Article: Soul walking
Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences;
January 1, 2001 ;
692 words
...Soul evades definition. It is the indefinable essence of ... being. It can not be touched and yet the absence of soul causes distress. James Hillman, in A Blue Fire, states that soul is best defined by its context ... words long associated ...
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