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world-soul

world-soul is the alternative form of world soul.

Meaning of world soul

Noun

world soul (plural world souls)

  1. A single, unifying spirit believed by some to animate every living being in the world and to underlie the value of every inanimate thing as well.
    • You, to whom love was peace, that now is rage;
      Who did the whole world's soul contract, and drove
      Into the glasses of your eyes1633, John Donne, The Canonization
    Synonyms:
    anima mundi

Noun capitalized: World-Soul

World-Soul (plural World-Souls)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of world soul.

Forms of world-soul

pluralworld-souls
pluralWorld-Souls

Questions about world-soul

What is world-soul the alternative form of?
World-soul is the alternative form of world soul.
What part of speech is world-soul?
World-soul is a noun.
What is the plural of world-soul?
The plural of world-soul is world-souls.

Words near world-soul in the dictionary

  1. world-historically
  2. world-old
  3. world-read
  4. world-renowned
  5. world-shaking
  6. world-soul
  7. world-system
  8. world-systems
  9. world-view
  10. world-views
  11. world-war

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