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oversoul

American  
[oh-ver-sohl] / ˈoʊ vərˌsoʊl /

noun

Philosophy.
  1. (especially in transcendentalism) a supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.


Etymology

Origin of oversoul

An Americanism dating back to 1841–44; over- + soul

Example Sentences

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Every combination of these atoms, whether a knife, a leaf, an animal, an earth, a sun, or a star, has this soul and oversoul.

From Ancient and Modern Physics by Willson, Thomas E.

He had started upon this elopement in a vein of fine romance, immensely proud of his wickedness, and really as much in love as an artificial oversoul can be, with Jessie.

From The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Janet, who in far-away France had not been touched by the financial anxieties, felt a genuine grief that gave her an admirable stimulus to her efflorescent oversoul.

From The Second Generation by Phillips, David Graham

There was no pretense, no "oversoul" in her emotion now.

From The Second Generation by Phillips, David Graham

The club was a funny mixture of rabbis and weedy old ladies, the "oversoul" and oysters.

From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May