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soulishness

soulishness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being soulish.

Noun

soulishness (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being soulish
    • As the past century of Jewish and Christian biblical scholarship reminds us, our “soulishness” can be understood as our relatedness to God, to other humans, and to all of creation.2000, Russell Stannard, God For The 21St Century
    • That is, each individual and community carries the ethical responsibility for the soulishness of all persons within its relational networks, and particularly for those of lesser capacity.2004, Malcolm A. Jeeves, From Cells to Souls, and Beyond: Changing Portraits of Human Nature

Origin of soulishness

From soulish + -ness.

Questions about soulishness

What does soulishness mean?
Soulishness means the state, quality, or condition of being soulish.
What part of speech is soulishness?
Soulishness is a noun.

Words near soulishness in the dictionary

  1. Souliote
  2. Souliotes
  3. Souliots
  4. soulish
  5. soulishly
  6. soulishness
  7. soulless
  8. soullessly
  9. soullessness
  10. Soulliere
  11. Soullieres

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