soul mate
or soulmate
a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
Origin of soul mate
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How to use soul mate in a sentence
For many, many good reasons, school is not an ideal time to shack up with your soul mate.
Dear Princeton Mom, Stop Telling Me To Husband-Hunt | Emily Shire | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I never in 2001 thought I would lose my soul mate because of that day, but I am so proud of him,” she says.
Your spouse becomes your soul mate after you've made those vows to each other in front of God and the people who matter to you.
She soon finds her soul mate in Sam (Jared Gilman), an orphan and the most unpopular boy in his “Khaki Scout” troupe.
‘Moonrise Kingdom’ Review: Wes Anderson Opens Cannes Film Festival | Richard Porton | May 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThis fearlessness and doggedness makes him a natural soul mate of The Daily Beast.
Had Jimmy any doubt of who his soul-mate was, before, that talk settled it.
Polly and Her Friends Abroad | Lillian Elizabeth RoyIf this new love is the "soul mate" she thinks, the attraction will be all the stronger and steadier in a year or two from now.
Happiness and Marriage | Elizabeth (Jones) TowneAs to the new one, not even you can know for certain whether that other man would pan out the soul mate you now imagine him.
Happiness and Marriage | Elizabeth (Jones) TowneHe thought that Mrs Basil had been his soul-mate, separated from him by an unkind fate—something sentimental of that sort.
The Good Soldier | Ford Madox FordEleven days now passed before a third soul-mate came to share his fortunes.
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British Dictionary definitions for soul mate
a person for whom one has a deep affinity, esp a lover, wife, husband, etc
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