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soul

11 definitions • 12 examples
1
the spiritual part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after their body has died, or the part of a person that is not physical and experiences deep feelings and emotions:

Examples:

She suffered greatly while she was alive, so let us hope her soul is now at peace.
2
the quality of a person or work of art that shows or produces deep good feelings:

Examples:

no soul If you can't enjoy this music you've got no soul.
For me her paintings somehow lack soul.
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Examples:

Hip-hop artists draw on the music of the past - the blues, R&B, soul, and jazz.
The Atlanta-born singer is doing her best to revive old-school soul, including the music of Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown.
4
a person of a stated type:

Examples:

She's a happy little soul.
Some poor soul had fallen 500 metres to their death.
5
no one:

Examples:

By the time I arrived there wasn't a soul there.
6
a deep understanding of and being proud of the culture of African-American people
7
the part of a person that some people believe continues to exist in some form after the body has died, or the part of a person or thing that expresses the basic qualities that make it what it is:

Examples:

May her soul rest in peace.
8
If you say that someone is the soul of a quality, you mean the person has that quality in a high degree:

Examples:

He is the soul of honor, and would never intentionally try to deceive you.
9
a deep understanding of and pride in the culture of African-Americans
10
a person of a stated type:

Examples:

a happy soul
11
Soul can also mean any person, and is usually used in negative statements:

Examples:

There wasn’t a soul around when we arrived at the beach.

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