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sold one's soul

sold one's soul is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about sold one's soul

What is sold one's soul the simple past and past participle of?
Sold one's soul is the simple past and past participle of sell one's soul.

Words near sold one's soul in the dictionary

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

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