Soul meaning

What does “soul” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“soul” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life.

soul

noun

  1. the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

    Synonymspsyche
  2. a human being

    “there was too much for one person to do”

  3. deep feeling or emotion

    Synonymssoulfulness
  4. the human embodiment of something

    “the soul of honor”

  5. a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s

    “soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University