soul
immaterial aspect or essence of a living being or object
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Summary
soul is a religious concept[1]. soul ranks in the top 4% of religious concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,012 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: mind[3]
- Part of: person[4], psychological terminology[5], human[6]
- Commons category: Soul[7]
- Said to be the same as: spirit[8], Vele (mitologia)[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Soul[10]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[11], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[12], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Slovník naučný[20], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[21]
- Partially coincident with: Jivatman[22]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/soul[23], https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/soul[24]
- Has characteristic: Christian mortalism[25]
- Different from: Nephi[26], Jiva[27]
- Studied by: philosophy[28], religion[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[30], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Philosophy[32]
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Influence
Things named for soul include Soul[33], an animated film[34], directed by Pete Docter[35]; Alma Llanera[36], a musical work/composition[37]; and Dusha[38], a film[39], directed by Alexander Stefanovich[40].
Why It Matters
soul has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] soul is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for soul include Soul[33], an animated film[34], directed by Pete Docter[35]; Alma Llanera[36], a musical work/composition[37]; and Dusha[38], a film[39], directed by Alexander Stefanovich[40].