1. (

• soul ,
• psyche

) the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life ;

2. (

• person ,
• individual ,
• someone ,
• somebody ,
• mortal ,
• soul

) a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" ;

3. (

• soul ,
• soulfulness

) deep feeling or emotion ;

4. (

• soul

) the human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor" ;

5. (

• soul

) 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" ;