soul : Idioms & Phrases
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all souls' day
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noun a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
November 2.
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All" Souls' Day`
Definitions
The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.
Webster 1913
body and soul
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adverb with complete faith
body and soul.
- she was with him heart and soul
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Cure of souls
- . See
Cure , n., 2.
Webster 1913
dead soul
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noun someone who is no longer alive
dead person; decedent; departed; deceased person; deceased.
- I wonder what the dead person would have done
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Heart and soul
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noun the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
kernel; substance; center; centre; nitty-gritty; essence; sum; meat; heart; pith; nub; core; inwardness; marrow; gist.
- the gist of the prosecutor's argument
- the heart and soul of the Republican Party
- the nub of the story
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adverb with complete faith
body and soul.
- she was with him heart and soul
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- with the utmost earnestness.
Webster 1913
Soul bell
- the passing bell. Bp. Hall.
Webster 1913
soul brother
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noun a fellow Black man
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soul food
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noun food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South
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Soul foot
- . See
Soul scot , below. Obs.
Webster 1913
soul kiss
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noun an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
deep kiss; French kiss.
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soul mate
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noun someone for whom you have a deep affinity
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soul patch
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noun a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin
Attilio.
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Soul scot
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Webster 1913
Soul shot
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Soul +scot , orshot ; cf. AS.sawelsceat .(O. Eccl. Law) A funeral duty paid in former times for a requiem for the soul. Ayliffe.
Webster 1913
soul-destroying
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adjective satellite destructive to the spirit or soul
- soul-destroying labor
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soul-searching
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noun a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
self-analysis.
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soul-stirring
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adjective satellite exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions
stirring.
- a stirring speech