World soul

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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.

    "You, to whom love was peace, that now is rage; Who did the whole world's soul contract, and drove Into the glasses of your eyes"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of world soul. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Calque of Latin anima mundi.

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