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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

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There is no social "oversoul" which transcends individual minds, and there is no social "consciousness" which stands outside of and above the consciousnesses of individuals.

From The Value of Money by Anderson, Benjamin M.

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 true self is a principle in you superior to both these natural characters, a kind of oversoul, as Emerson puts it.

From The Essentials of Spirituality by Adler, Felix

The second or subliminal personality is the superior spiritual self, the man's own oversoul, which automatically superintends all physical functions and procedures, and influences mental and moral attitudes.

From The Life Radiant by Whiting, Lilian

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