English Explanatory Dictionary

world soul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

noun

Alternative form of world soul.

Word forms

world soul world souls world-soul world's soul

Etymology

Calque of Latin anima mundi.

Synonyms

anima mundi

Related words

panpsychism pantheism

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