souls (noun)

  • 1All Souls' Day — noun Date: 14th century November 2 observed in some Christian churches as a day of prayer for the souls of the faithful departed …

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  • 2All Souls' Day — noun a Catholic festival with prayers for the souls of the dead in purgatory, held on 2 November …

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  • 3All Souls' Day — noun (in the Roman Catholic Church) a day of prayer for the souls of the dead, on 2 November …

  • 4All Souls' Day — noun a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory • Syn: ↑November 2 • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day • Part Holonyms: ↑November, ↑Nov …

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  • 5All Souls' Day — noun In Christian tradition, the annual feast day celebrating the life of all the faithful departed on the second day of November …

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  • 6transmigration of souls — noun see transmigration …

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  • 7All Souls' Day — ► NOUN ▪ a Catholic festival with prayers for the souls of the dead in purgatory, held on 2 November …

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  • 8Common noun — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …

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  • 9soul — noun 1 part of sb believed to exist after body is dead ADJECTIVE ▪ eternal, immortal ▪ dead ▪ The messenger god, Hermes, leads dead souls into the underworld. ▪ damned ▪ …

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  • 10soul — noun 1 SPIRIT (C) the spiritual part of a person that is believed to continue to exist after they die: A prayer was said for the souls of those who had died in the accident. 2 INNER CHARACTER (singular) the part of a person that contains their… …

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