The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. In these traditions the soul is thought to incorporate the inner essence of each living being, and to be the true basis for sentience. In distinction to spirit which may or may not be eternal, souls are usually (but not always as explained below) considered to be immortal and to pre-exist their incarnation in flesh.

The concept of the soul has strong links with notions of an afterlife, but opinions may vary wildly, even within a given religion, as to what may happen to the soul after the death of the body. Many within these religions and philosophies see the soul as immaterial, while others consider it to possibly have a material component, and some have even tried to establish the mass (weight) of the soul.

Etymologies

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The current English word "soul" may have originated from the Old English sawol, documented in 970 AD. "Sawol" has possible etymological links with a Germanic root from which we also get the word "sea". The old German word is called 'se(u)la', which means: belonging to the sea (ancient Germanic conceptions involved the souls of the unborn and of the dead "living" being part of a medium, similar to water), or perhaps, "living water" .

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The portrait of a bad conciense is the hell of the living soul.
Lirpa84 (April Linck) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:53:40 -0000
The portrait of a bad conciense is the hell of the living soul.
"My soul frets in the shadow of his language" James Joyce, 'A Portrait'
colinbrineman (Colin S. Brineman) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:26:25 -0000
"My soul frets in the shadow of his language" James Joyce, 'A Portrait'
Digging through the Crates...Willie Hutch - Soul Portrait (1 of my favorite records)...Should I go digging n the flea market on my NY tip???
DJDLyfe (DJ D Lyfe) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:37:59 -0000
Digging through the Crates...Willie Hutch - Soul Portrait (1 of my favorite records)...Should I go digging n the flea market on my NY tip???
The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions. -Marcus Tullius Cicero #quote
mirzasays (Asif Mirza) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:43:44 -0000
The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions. -Marcus Tullius Cicero #quote
... this portrait of him is the portrait, somehow, of the human soul: http://lelands.com/Auction.aspx/AuctionDetailed/51880/page1
BeauBeauUnicorn (Beau Beau) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:00:29 -0000
... this portrait of him is the portrait, somehow, of the human soul: http://lelands.com/Auction.aspx/AuctionDetailed/51880/page1
#photography Portrait Photography - It is not easy to take good portraits: those that capture the soul of the perso... http://ow.ly/166Hdn
enjoyestespark (Enjoy Estes Park) Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:23:40 -0000
#photography Portrait Photography - It is not easy to take good portraits: those that capture the soul of the perso... http://ow.ly/166Hdn

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