- soul
- noun1 part of sb believed to exist after body is deadADJECTIVE▪ eternal, immortal▪ dead▪
The messenger god, Hermes, leads dead souls into the underworld.
▪ damned▪ human, individual▪ rational▪ pure▪ greatVERB + SOUL▪ save▪Missionaries saw it as their task to save souls.
▪ sell▪to sell your soul to the Devil
PHRASES▪ a/the battle for sb's soul, a/the struggle for sb's soul (often figurative)▪a battle for the soul of the country
▪ have mercy on sb's soul▪May God have mercy on my soul.
▪ God rest sb's soul▪God rest his soul.
▪ the immortality of the soul▪an argument for the immortality of the soul
▪ the souls of the dead2 part of sb/sth that shows its true natureADJECTIVE▪ very▪The plea touched him to his very soul.
▪ whole▪ innerVERB + SOUL▪ lose▪In the process of being made into a movie, the story seemed to have lost its soul.
▪ bare▪He bared his soul to her.
▪ search▪I searched my soul for any malice that could have provoked his words, but found none.
▪ be good for▪Laughter is good for the soul.
PREPOSITION▪ in your soul▪Deep in her soul she knew she had to return to her country.
PHRASES▪ body and soul▪She gave herself to him body and soul.
▪ from the depths of sb's soul, in the depths of sb's soul▪He let out an anguished cry from the depths of his soul.
▪ heart and soul▪He gave himself heart and soul to the cause.
▪ a part of sb's soul▪She was a part of his soul.
3 deep feeling and thoughtVERB + SOUL▪ have▪ lackPREPOSITION▪ with soul▪She sang the song with passion and soul.
4 personADJECTIVE▪ little▪poor little soul
▪ old▪ good▪ bad▪ lonely, lost, poor, unfortunate▪ innocent, simple▪ kindred▪They recognized each other as kindred souls.
▪ dear, generous, gentle, kind, kindly▪a kind old soul
▪ sensitive▪ brave▪ hardy (esp. BrE)▪A few hardy souls braved the icy conditions.
▪ romantic▪ restless, tormented, tortured, troubled▪ living▪There was no other living soul to be seen.
▪ single▪I don't know a single soul in this town.
VERB + SOUL▪ not tell▪I will not tell a soul about this.
PHRASES▪ not a soul in sight▪By midnight, there wasn't a soul in sight.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
