soul

soul
noun
1 part of sb believed to exist after body is dead
ADJECTIVE
eternal, immortal
dead

The messenger god, Hermes, leads dead souls into the underworld.

damned
human, individual
rational
pure
great
VERB + SOUL
save

Missionaries saw it as their task to save souls.

sell

to sell your soul to the Devil

PHRASES
a/the battle for sb's soul, a/the struggle for sb's soul (often figurative)

a battle for the soul of the country

have mercy on sb's soul

May God have mercy on my soul.

God rest sb's soul

God rest his soul.

the immortality of the soul

an argument for the immortality of the soul

the souls of the dead
2 part of sb/sth that shows its true nature
ADJECTIVE
very

The plea touched him to his very soul.

whole
inner
VERB + SOUL
lose

In the process of being made into a movie, the story seemed to have lost its soul.

bare

He bared his soul to her.

search

I searched my soul for any malice that could have provoked his words, but found none.

be good for

Laughter is good for the soul.

PREPOSITION
in your soul

Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.

PHRASES
body and soul

She gave herself to him body and soul.

from the depths of sb's soul, in the depths of sb's soul

He let out an anguished cry from the depths of his soul.

heart and soul

He gave himself heart and soul to the cause.

a part of sb's soul

She was a part of his soul.

3 deep feeling and thought
VERB + SOUL
have
lack
PREPOSITION
with soul

She sang the song with passion and soul.

4 person
ADJECTIVE
little

poor little soul

old
good
bad
lonely, lost, poor, unfortunate
innocent, simple
kindred

They recognized each other as kindred souls.

dear, generous, gentle, kind, kindly

a kind old soul

sensitive
brave
hardy (esp. BrE)

A few hardy souls braved the icy conditions.

romantic
restless, tormented, tortured, troubled
living

There was no other living soul to be seen.

single

I don't know a single soul in this town.

VERB + SOUL
not tell

I will not tell a soul about this.

PHRASES
not a soul in sight

By midnight, there wasn't a soul in sight.


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