oversoul
Syllables: o·ver·soulUK/ˈəʊvəˌsəʊl//ˈoʊvɚˌsoʊl/
oversoul noun: a supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.
Noun
oversoul (plural oversouls)
- A supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.
- The Supreme Critic on all the errors of the past and the present, and the only prophet of that which must be, is that great nature in which we rest, as the earth lies in the soft arms of the atmosphere ; that Unity, that Over-Soul, within which every man's particular being is contained and made one...1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The Over-Soul”, in Essays: Orations and Lectures, London: William Tegg and Co., published 1848, page 155
Forms of oversoul
| plural | oversouls |
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Origin of oversoul
From over- + soul.
Questions about oversoul
- What does oversoul mean?
- Oversoul means a supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.
- What part of speech is oversoul?
- Oversoul is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oversoul?
- Oversoul is pronounced /ˈəʊvəˌsəʊl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oversoul?
- The plural of oversoul is oversouls.
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