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  • noun Plural form of soul.

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Examples

  • If you abolish the ferry-boat, it was argued, you will abolish the penny; and if you abolish the penny, what is to become of the poor souls in purgatory? and for the sake of the _souls_, the _living_ were forced to do without the bridge.

    Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge James Aitken Wylie 1849

  • When a sick person asks for help, healing takes place through this straightforward sequence: a shaman sings a sacred song, a divine connection is made, and the word souls express the balm.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • Whatever the divine brings forth through the word souls is the medicine the clinic in the sky has cooked up for you.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • The word souls are the songs and messages their shamans deliver while under the influence of divine inspiration.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • The Guarani Indians of South America teach that a sacred song not only awakens your heart, it provides a channel for what they call the word souls to be carried and delivered to the community.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • Love delivers the word souls—the liberating ropes that pull us to newborn freedom.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • In the light of physical science our bodies are mere machines, and every emotion of our souls is accounted for by molecular changes in the brain-substance.

    Science 2007

  • In the light of physical science our bodies are mere machines, and every emotion of our souls is accounted for by molecular changes in the brain-substance.

    Science 2007

  • In the light of physical science our bodies are mere machines, and every emotion of our souls is accounted for by molecular changes in the brain-substance.

    In the Noon of Science 1969

  • In the light of physical science our bodies are mere machines, and every emotion of our souls is accounted for by molecular changes in the brain-substance.

    In the Noon of Science 1912

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