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soul
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n.
1.
the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
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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 never tell a soul.
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a person regarded with affection or pity:
she's a nice old soul.
3.
African-American culture or ethnic pride.
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short for soul music.
PHRASES:
bare one's soulsee bare.
the life and soul of the partysee life.
lost soul
a soul that is damned.
∎ chiefly humorous
a person who seems unable to cope with everyday life.
sell one's soul
(to the devil) see sell.
upon my soul dated
an exclamation of surprise.DERIVATIVES:
souled adj. [in comb.]
she was a great-souled character.
ORIGIN: Old English sāwol, sāw(e)l, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziel and German Seele.
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VH1 Soul Kicks Off Black History Month by Re-Launching February 1 in Nearly 20 Million Homes With Its First Ever Line-up of Themed Music Video Programs.
PR Newswire; 1/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 Soul celebrates Black History Month by re...B music today. Launched in 1997, VH1 Soul is the 24-hour network that brings music lovers the hottest, soul, neo-soul and R&B hits from...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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'Soul' fine\
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 3/25/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...center) belts out a tune with the IU Soul Revue, a music ensemble from Indiana University...PHOTO - Color) (PHOTO PROVIDED) The IU Soul Revue from Bloomington rocks with (from...Bloomington. l Founded in 1971, the IU Soul Revue will demonstrate why it's an acclaimed...
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Soul-Patrol.com entertains and empowers
Newspaper article from: New Pittsburgh Courier; 6/27/2004; ; 700+ words
; Soul-Patrol is an informational news gathering...and Internet radio station focused on funk, soul, jazz, blues, rock artists and progressive...amp;B, African, Caribbean and more. Soul-Patrol also uses that term to describe the...
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Soul shaping borne of personal experience
Magazine article from: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Beyond that, however, our soul has to be linked to the...suggesting that women's souls collectively differ from...undefinable collective soul includes a history of...whatever degree my own soul may reflect this commitment...economists-- they have the souls of home economists (and...
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Soul walking
Magazine article from: Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences; 1/1/2001; ; 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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Soul Is A Provider Of IP Telecommunications And Multimedia Services In The Australian Marketplace.
M2 Presswire; 10/18/2007; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-18 October 2007-Research and Markets: Soul Is A Provider Of IP Telecommunications And Multimedia...reports/c72008) has announced the addition of "Soul (SP Telemedia Ltd)" to their offering Soul is a provider of IP telecommunications and multimedia...
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Soul mates: a primer. (Couples).
Magazine article from: O, The Oprah Magazine; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...more than one? Valerie Frankel aims some soul-searching questions at religious leaders...and academics. EN YEARS AGO I MET MY SOUL MATE. HE WAS EASY to recognize on a crowded...it couldn't compare. My husband-my soul mate-had been my other half. No one...
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 "Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)")
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SOUL is good. You are told to get some if you are lacking it. For many it is the thing that defines us. Some people even believe that you can measure it in terms of weight -- even to the point of the moment your personal one leaves you at death. Black soul music bathes the spirit in power whether you are a Commitment-style "white black" from Dublin's Northside or a brother from the Bronx.
Newspaper article from: Sunday Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 5/3/2009; 700+ words
; Praise my Soul, is it that good? Kia executives claim...power than Porsche', writes Campbell Spray SOUL is good. You are told to get some if you...personal one leaves you at death. Black soul music bathes the spirit in power whether...
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SOUL OF MAN
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 1/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...means to be human -- our souls, if you will -- in the...assume human beings have a soul, an immaterial, immortal...To those who believe souls exist, possessing a soul is what makes an embryo...those who don't believe souls exist, embryos and fetuses...
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 "Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)")
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Soul seek a road win in K.C.
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); 3/13/2006; 700+ words
; ...for scoreboard-watching, especially for the Soul. Now in their third season, the Soul are looking for their first playoff appearance...participants from eight last season to 12 this year. The Soul compete in the Eastern Division of the National...
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soul
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...caused by the departure of the soul. Pantheism denies the individuation of human souls, and materialism declares the soul nonexistent. One of the widespread...reincarnation and of transmigration of souls . The soul of humanity when such is conceived...
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Soul II Soul
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Soul II Soul Contemporary dance group, record company executives Initiated the Revolution...Mastered the Art of Mystery Selected discography Sources In the late 1980s Soul II Soul added their name to the impressive list of British music revolutionaries...
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Soul
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
...as a principle of life; the soul is what gives a person life...x2013;322 b.c.e.) the soul (Greek, psyche ) was identified...a host of different kinds of souls befitting nonhuman animal and...In plants, for example, the soul was thought to be comprised...
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Pierre Soulé
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Pierre Soulé Pierre Soulé (1801-1870), French-born American politician, lawyer...active in Louisiana politics and pre-Civil War diplomacy. Pierre Soulé was born at Castillon-en-Couserans on Aug. 31, 1801...
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transmigration of souls
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
transmigration of souls or metempsychosis [Gr.,=change of soul], a belief common...ancestors and that the soul is continually reborn...hold that ancestral souls reside in sacred animals...will, but that his soul is tied and sullied...Demon (imperfect) souls try to prevent the...
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