Soul (?), v. t. To indue with a
soul; to furnish with a soul or mind. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Soul , n. [OE.
soule, saule, AS. sāwel, sāwl; akin to OFries. s&?;le, OS. s&?;ola, D. ziel, G. seele, OHG. s&?;la, s&?;ula, Icel. sāla, Sw. själ, Dan. siæl,
Goth. saiwala; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to L. saeculum a lifetime, age (cf. Secular.)]
1. The spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; that part of
man which enables him to think,
and which renders him a subject
of moral government; -- sometimes, in distinction from the higher nature, or spirit, of
man, the so-called animal soul, that is,
the seat of
life, the sensitive affections and phantasy, exclusive of the voluntary and rational powers; -- sometimes, in distinction from the mind, the
moral and emotional part of man's nature, the seat of feeling, in distinction from intellect; -- sometimes,
the intellect only; the understanding; the seat of knowledge, as distinguished from feeling. In a more general sense, "an animating, separable, surviving entity, the vehicle of individual personal existence." Tylor.
The eyes of our souls only then begin to
see, when our bodily eyes are closing.
Law. 2. The seat of real life or
vitality; the source of action; the animating or essential part. "The hidden soul of harmony." Milton.
Thou sun, of this great world both eye and soul.
Milton.
3. The leader; the inspirer; the moving spirit; the heart; as,
the soul of an enterprise; an able general is the soul of his
army.
He
is the very
soul of bounty!
Shak.
4. Energy; courage; spirit; fervor; affection, or any other
noble manifestation
of the heart or moral nature; inherent power or goodness.
That he wants algebra he must confess;
But not a soul to give our arms
success.
Young. 5. A human being; a person; -- a familiar appellation,
usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul.
As cold waters to a thirsty
soul, so is good news
from a far country.
Prov. xxv. 25.
God forbid so many simple souls
Should
perish by the aword!
Shak.
Now mistress
Gilpin (careful soul).
Cowper.
6. A pure
or disembodied spirit.
That to his only Son . . . every soul in heaven
Shall bend the knee.
Milton. &fist; Soul is used in the formation of numerous compounds, most of which are
of obvious signification; as, soul-betraying, soul-consuming, soul-destroying, soul-
distracting, soul-enfeebling, soul-exalting, soul-felt, soul-harrowing, soul-piercing, soul-quickening, soul-reviving, soul-stirring, soul-subduing, soul-withering, etc.
Syn. -- Spirit; life; courage; fire; ardor.
Cure of souls. See Cure, n., 2. -- Soul bell, the passing bell. Bp. Hall. -- Soul foot. See Soul scot, below. [Obs.] -- Soul scot or Soul shot. [Soul + scot, or shot; cf. AS. sāwelsceat.] (O. Eccl. Law) A funeral duty paid in
former times for a requiem for
the soul. Ayliffe.
Soul , v. i. [F. soûler to satiate. See Soil to feed.]
To afford suitable sustenance. [Obs.] Warner.
Soul (?), a. Sole. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Soul (?), a. Sole. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
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