[soul] n [ME soule, fr. OE sawol; akin to OHG seula soul] (bef. 12c) 1: the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life
2. a: the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, or the universe b cap, Christian Science: god 1b
3: a person's total self
4. a: an active or essential part b: a moving spirit: leader
5. a: the moral and emotional nature of human beings b: the quality that arouses emotion and sentiment c: spiritual or moral force: fervor
6: person 7: exemplification, personification "she is the ~ of integrity"
8. a: a strong positive feeling (as of intense sensitivity and emotional fervor) conveyed esp. by black American performers b: negritude c: soul music d: soul food e: soul brother
[2]soul adj (1958) 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of black Americans or their culture
2: designed for or controlled by blacks "~ radio stations"