SOUL
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Soul (s&ō;l), a. Sole. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Soul, v. i. [F. so&û;ler to satiate. See Soil to feed.] To afford suitable sustenance. [Obs.] Warner.
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Soul, n. [OE. soule, saule, AS. s&ā;wel, s&ā;wl; akin to OFries. s&unr_;le, OS. s&unr_;ola, D. ziel, G. seele, OHG. s&unr_;la, s&unr_;ula, Icel. s&ā;la, Sw. sj&ä;l, Dan. siæl, Goth. saiwala; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to L. saeculum a lifetime, age (cf. Secular.)] 1. The spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; that part of man which enables him to think, and which renders him a subject of moral government; -- sometimes, in distinction from the higher nature, or spirit, of man, the so-called animal soul, that is, the seat of life, the sensitive affections and phantasy, exclusive of the voluntary and rational powers; -- sometimes, in distinction from the mind, the moral and emotional part of man's nature, the seat of feeling, in distinction from intellect; -- sometimes, the intellect only; the understanding; the seat of knowledge, as distinguished from feeling. In a more general sense, “an animating, separable, surviving entity, the vehicle of individual personal existence.” Tylor.
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The eyes of our souls only then begin to see, when our bodily eyes are closing.
Law.
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2. The seat of real life or vitality; the source of action; the animating or essential part. “The hidden soul of harmony.” Milton.
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Thou sun, of this great world both eye and soul.
Milton.
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3. The leader; the inspirer; the moving spirit; the heart; as, the soul of an enterprise; an able general is the soul of his army.
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He is the very soul of bounty!
Shak.
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4. Energy; courage; spirit; fervor; affection, or any other noble manifestation of the heart or moral nature; inherent power or goodness.
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That he wants algebra he must confess;
But not a soul to give our arms success.
Young.
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5. A human being; a person; -- a familiar appellation, usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul.
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As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Prov. xxv. 25.
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God forbid so many simple souls
Should perish by the sword!
Shak.
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Now mistress Gilpin (careful soul).
Cowper.
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6. A pure or disembodied spirit.
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That to his only Son . . . every soul in heaven
Shall bend the knee.
Milton.
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7. A perceived shared community and awareness among African-Americans.
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8. Soul music.
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&hand_; Soul is used in the formation of numerous compounds, most of which are of obvious signification; as, soul-betraying, soul-consuming, soul-destroying, soul-distracting, soul-enfeebling, soul-exalting, soul-felt, soul-harrowing, soul-piercing, soul-quickening, soul-reviving, soul-stirring, soul-subduing, soul-withering, etc.
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Syn. -- Spirit; life; courage; fire; ardor.
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Cure of souls. See Cure, n., 2. -- Soul bell, the passing bell. Bp. Hall. -- Soul foot. See Soul scot, below. [Obs.] -- Soul scot or Soul shot. [Soul + scot, or shot; cf. AS. s&ā;welsceat.] (O. Eccl. Law) A funeral duty paid in former times for a requiem for the soul. Ayliffe.
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Soul (s&ō;l), v. t. To indue with a soul; to furnish with a soul or mind. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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soul (s&ō;l), a. By or for African-Americans, or characteristic of their culture; as, soul music; soul newspapers; soul food.
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