soul
Other forms: souls
The noun soul can mean an individual human being, but it can also mean essence of a human being. If you believe the soul is immortal, you believe that even when your physical body dies, some other part of you lives on.
Soul shows up in various forms in all Nordic and Germanic languages, but no one knows where it originated, just like the whole idea of the soul. Philosophers and theologians have debated the exact definition of soul for ages, but it always stands for that ineffable part of a human unlimited by the body, the grandest, deepest part. Soul music is a popular form of gospel, and if you "have soul," you really feel what it is to be alive.
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the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual lifesynonyms: psychetypes:ghostthe visible disembodied soul of a dead personpoltergeista ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorderrevenantsomeone who has returned from the deadtype of:spiritthe vital principle or animating force within living things
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a human beingsynonyms: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someonetype of:being, organisma living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independentlycausal agency, causal agent, causeany entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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the human embodiment of something“the soul of honor”type of:embodimentgiving concrete form to an abstract concept
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deep feeling or emotionsynonyms: soulfulnesstype of:feelingthe experiencing of affective and emotional states
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a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970stype of:African-American music, black musicmusic created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated chorusesgospel, gospel singingfolk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
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Learn these words from the historical fiction by Jane Yolen (Inside: Level B, Unit 5). Here are our links to the selections of "Close Encounters": Encounter, Culture Clash, Mexico City, When Cultures Meet, Old World New World; The Log of Christopher Columbus Here are our links to the units of Level B: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8 Here are our links to the Inside books: Level A, Level B, Level C Here is our link to a list of academic vocabulary for Inside: Academic Vocabulary
The British poet William Ernest Henley was in and out of hospitals because of a disease that led to amputations of his foot and leg. While recovering, he wrote "Invictus." On another continent, in another century, Nelson Mandela recited the poem to his fellow prisoners. Empower your own soul with these words. Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 7 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Tangerine, A stunning tale of escape, To an Athlete Dying Young, Biography of Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Landmarks of Nelson Mandela's Life, Invictus, Playing the Enemy, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Pablo Neruda writes a poem about how poetry found him and opened his eyes and heart. Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 9 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Poetry, poemcrazy, Nikki-Rosa, We Real Cool, Fast Break, Identity, Ego Tripping, Hanging Fire, odes, Sonnet 18, In Response to Executive Order 9066, Young, Poetry Cafe, poems by Nikki Giovanni