Entry Word: soul

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power <many religions teach that the soul is immortal>

Synonyms psyche, spirit

Related Words life, vitality

Near Antonyms body, flesh

2 a member of the human race <I promise I won't tell another soul> — see human
3 the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is <a kind act that was the very soul of charity> — see essence
4 the seat of oneʼs deepest thoughts and emotions <knew in her soul that it was true> — see core 1