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UK [səʊl] / US [soʊl] noun
Word forms "soul":
singular soul plural souls
1)
a) [countable] the part of a person that is capable of thinking and feeling
b) the spiritual part of a person that most religions believe continues to exist after their body dies
2) [countable, usually singular] a person

I promise I won't tell a soul.

not a soul:

There wasn't a soul to be seen.

a) [countable] a particular type of person

Her husband was killed in the war, poor soul.

b) souls
[plural] mainly literary people

a village of only 170 souls

3)
a) [uncountable] a quality in a piece of art, music, or writing that expresses strong feelings and affects people's emotions

His poetry contains many beautiful images, but it lacks soul.

b) the ability to feel strong emotions such as happiness and sadness

If you're not touched by this film, you've no soul.

4) [uncountable] the qualities that are typical of something and make it special
the soul of the city/university/community etc:

The loss of local shops has destroyed the soul of the community.

5) [uncountable] music soul music
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bless his/her soul= God rest his/her soul old-fashioned — used for showing love or respect when you talk about someone who is dead

sell your soul (to the devil) — to do whatever is necessary in order to get something you want, even if it involves doing something dishonest or immoral

He would sell his soul for a seat in the cabinet.

See:
bless I, body

English dictionary. 2014.

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