noun
1 part of sb believed to exist after body is dead
ADJECTIVE
▪ eternal , immortal
▪ dead
▪
The messenger god, Hermes, leads dead ~s into the underworld.
▪ damned
▪ human , individual
▪ rational
▪ pure
▪ great
VERB + SOUL
▪ save
▪
Missionaries saw it as their task to save ~s.
▪ sell
▪
to sell your ~ to the Devil
PHRASES
▪ a/the battle for sb's ~ , a/the struggle for sb's ~ ( often figurative )
▪
a battle for the ~ of the country
▪ have mercy on sb's ~
▪
May God have mercy on my ~.
▪ God rest sb's ~
▪
God rest his ~.
▪ the immortality of the ~
▪
an argument for the immortality of the ~
▪ the ~s of the dead
2 part of sb/sth that shows its true nature
ADJECTIVE
▪ very
▪
The plea touched him to his very ~.
▪ whole
▪ inner
VERB + SOUL
▪ lose
▪
In the process of being made into a movie, the story seemed to have lost its ~.
▪ bare
▪
He bared his ~ to her.
▪ search
▪
I searched my ~ for any malice that could have provoked his words, but found none.
▪ be good for
▪
Laughter is good for the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in your ~
▪
Deep in her ~ she knew she had to return to her country.
PHRASES
▪ body and ~
▪
She gave herself to him body and ~.
▪ from the depths of sb's ~ , in the depths of sb's ~
▪
He let out an anguished cry from the depths of his ~.
▪ heart and ~
▪
He gave himself heart and ~ to the cause.
▪ a part of sb's ~
▪
She was a part of his ~.
3 deep feeling and thought
VERB + SOUL
▪ have
▪ lack
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~
▪
She sang the song with passion and ~.
4 person
ADJECTIVE
▪ little
▪
poor little ~
▪ old
▪ good
▪ bad
▪ lonely , lost , poor , unfortunate
▪ innocent , simple
▪ kindred
▪
They recognized each other as kindred ~s.
▪ dear , generous , gentle , kind , kindly
▪
a kind old ~
▪ sensitive
▪ brave
▪ hardy ( esp. BrE )
▪
A few hardy ~s braved the icy conditions.
▪ romantic
▪ restless , tormented , tortured , troubled
▪ living
▪
There was no other living ~ to be seen.
▪ single
▪
I don't know a single ~ in this town.
VERB + SOUL
▪ not tell
▪
I will not tell a ~ about this.
PHRASES
▪ not a ~ in sight
▪
By midnight, there wasn't a ~ in sight.