What is the meaning of soul?

noun

  • The immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life.
  • A human being.
    • usage: "there was too much for one person to do"
  • Deep feeling or emotion.
  • The human embodiment of something.
    • usage: "the soul of honor"
  • A secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s.
    • usage: "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement"
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APAWordNet. (2010). soul. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/soul/definitions/1192732
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "soul" http://smartdefine.org/soul/definitions/1192732 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, soul, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/soul/definitions/1192732>.
MLAWordNet. "soul" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/soul/definitions/1192732>
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