soul meaning and definition

SOUL noun

Definition of soul (noun)

1. the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
   • synonyms: psyche
2. a human being
   • "there was too much for one person to do"
   • synonyms: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone
3. deep feeling or emotion
   • synonyms: soulfulness
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"