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sells one's soul

sells one's soul is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sell one's soul.

Meaning of sell one's soul

Verb

sell one's soul (third-person singular simple present sells one's soul, present participle selling one's soul, simple past and past participle sold one's soul)

  1. (idiomatic) To abandon one's spiritual values or moral principles for wealth or other benefits.
    • He murmured in her ear. “You are Marguerite, for you could fire a man's heart so that he would sell his soul to gain you.”1877, Charles Reade, chapter 3, in A Woman-Hater

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Sells one's soul is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sell one's soul.

Words near sells one's soul in the dictionary

  1. sells one's ass
  2. sells one's birthright for a mess of pottage
  3. sells one's body
  4. sells one's life dearly
  5. sells one's own grandmother
  6. sells one's soul
  7. sells one's soul to the devil
  8. sells oneself
  9. sells out
  10. sells out from under
  11. sells past the close

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