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soul

soul \'so-l\ n [ME soule, fr. OE sa-wol; akin to OHG se-ula soul] 1: the 
   immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an in 
   dividual life 2a: the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all 
   rational and spir itual beings, or the universe cap, Christian Science  2b: 
   GOD  3: a person's total self  4a: an active or essential part  4b: moving 
   spirit : LEADER  5a: man's moral and emotional nature  5b: the quality that 
   arouses emotion and sentiment  5c: spiritual or moral force : FERVOR  6: 
   PERSON  7: EXEMPLIFICATION, PERSONIFICATION rom and superior to the body. 
   SOUL is preferred when the emphasis is on the entity having functions, 
   responsibilities, aspects, or a destiny, or when its connection with the 
   body is in view; SPIRIT may stress an opposition or antagonism to the 
   material or corporeal; it is preferred when the stress is on the quality, 
   movement, or activity of that entity SYN syn SOUL, SPIRIT mean an 
   immaterial entity distinguishable f