Soul vs. Body — What's the Difference?

The spiritual part of a human being.

The physical structure of a person.

The essence of one's personality.

The biological system of organs and tissues.

In many religious, philosophical, and mythological traditions, the soul is the incorporeal essence of a living being. Soul or psyche (Ancient Greek: ψυχή psykhḗ, of ψύχειν psýkhein, "to breathe", cf.

The mortal component of a person.

The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

The physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal

Emotional or intellectual energy or intensity, especially as revealed in a work of art or an artistic performance

The main section of a motor vehicle or aircraft

The essence or embodiment of a specified quality

The main or central part of something, especially a building or text

A part of humans regarded as immaterial, immortal, separable from the body at death, capable of moral judgment, and susceptible to happiness or misery in a future state.

A large amount or collection of something

This part of a human when disembodied after death.

A material object

In Aristotelian philosophy, an animating or vital principle inherent in living things and endowing them in various degrees with the potential to grow and reproduce, to move and respond to stimuli (as in the case of animals), and to think rationally (as in the case of humans).

A full or substantial quality of flavour in wine

A human

A woman's close-fitting stretch garment for the upper body, fastening at the crotch.

A person considered as the embodiment of an intangible quality; a personification

(in pottery) a clay used for making the main part of ceramic ware, as distinct from a glaze.

A person's emotional or moral nature

Give material form to something abstract

The central or integral part; the vital core

Build the bodywork of (a motor vehicle)

A sense of emotional strength or spiritual vitality held to derive from black and especially African American cultural experience, expressed in areas such as language, social customs, religion, and music.

The entire material or physical structure of an organism, especially of a human or other animal.

Strong, deeply felt emotion conveyed by a speaker, performer, or artist

The physical aspect of a person as opposed to the spirit; the flesh.

Soul music.

A corpse or carcass.

The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.

The trunk or torso of a human or animal.

The spirit or essence of anything.

The part of a garment covering the torso.

Life, energy, vigor.

A human; a person

(music) Soul music.

A group of individuals regarded as an entity; a corporation.

A person, especially as one among many.

A number of persons, concepts, or things regarded as a group

An individual life.

(Anatomy) The largest or principal part of an organ; corpus.

(math) A kind of submanifold involved in the soul theorem of Riemannian geometry.

The nave of a church.

To endow with a soul or mind.

The content of a book or document exclusive of prefatory matter, codicils, indexes, or appendices.

To beg on All Soul's Day.

The passenger- and cargo-carrying part of an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.

(obsolete) To afford suitable sustenance.

(Music) The sound box of an instrument.

Sole.

A mass of matter that is distinct from other masses

By or for African-Americans, or characteristic of their culture; as, soul music; soul newspapers; soul food.

A collection or quantity, as of material or information

To afford suitable sustenance.

Consistency of substance, as in paint, textiles, or wine

To indue with a soul; to furnish with a soul or mind.

(Printing) The part of a block of type underlying the impression surface.

The spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; that part of man which enables him to think, and which renders him a subject of moral government; - sometimes, in distinction from the higher nature, or spirit, of man, the so-called animal soul, that is, the seat of life, the sensitive affections and phantasy, exclusive of the voluntary and rational powers; - sometimes, in distinction from the mind, the moral and emotional part of man's nature, the seat of feeling, in distinction from intellect; - sometimes, the intellect only; the understanding; the seat of knowledge, as distinguished from feeling. In a more general sense, "an animating, separable, surviving entity, the vehicle of individual personal existence."

To furnish with a body.

The seat of real life or vitality; the source of action; the animating or essential part.

To give shape to. Usually used with forth

The leader; the inspirer; the moving spirit; the heart; as, the soul of an enterprise; an able general is the soul of his army.

To play defense with one's body up against (that of another player) so as to restrict the player's mobility, as in basketball.

Energy; courage; spirit; fervor; affection, or any other noble manifestation of the heart or moral nature; inherent power or goodness.

To collide with and force (another player) in a certain direction

A human being; a person; - a familiar appellation, usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul.

Physical frame.

A pure or disembodied spirit.

The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.

A perceived shared community and awareness among African-Americans.

The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul.

Soul music.

A corpse.

The immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

A person.

A human being;

(sociology) A human being, regarded as marginalized or oppressed.

Deep feeling or emotion

Main section.

The human embodiment of something;

The torso, the main structure of a human or animal frame excluding the extremities (limbs, head, tail).

A secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s;

The largest or most important part of anything, as distinct from its appendages or accessories.

The immaterial essence of a person.

(archaic) The section of a dress extending from the neck to the waist, excluding the arms.

The emotional and intellectual energy of an individual.

The content of a letter, message, or other printed or electronic document, as distinct from signatures, salutations, headers, and so on.

An entity believed to survive after death.

A bodysuit.

(programming) The code of a subroutine, contrasted to its signature and parameters.

A group of people having a common purpose or opinion; a mass.

An organisation, company or other authoritative group.

A unified collection of details, knowledge or information.

Material entity.

Any physical object or material thing.

(uncountable) Substance; physical presence.

(uncountable) Comparative viscosity, solidity or substance (in wine, colours etc.).

An agglomeration of some substance, especially one that would be otherwise uncountable.

(printing) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated).

(geometry) A three-dimensional object, such as a cube or cone.

To give body or shape to something.

To construct the bodywork of a car.

(transitive) To embody.

To murder someone.

To utterly defeat someone.

To hard counter a particular character build or play style. Frequently used in the passive voice form, get bodied by.

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central, or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.

The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.

A person; a human being; - frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.

A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation; as, a legislative body; a clerical body.

A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of laws or of divinity.

Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aëriform body.

Amount; quantity; extent.

That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.

The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.

The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on an agate body.

A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.

Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.

The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or aërocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. Also called fuselage.

To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.

The entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being);

Body of a dead animal or person;

A group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity;

The body excluding the head and neck and limbs;

An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects;

A collection of particulars considered as a system;

The external structure of a vehicle;

The property of holding together and retaining its shape;

The central message of a communication;

Invest with or as with a body; give body to

The tangible aspect of a human being.

The vessel for the soul's experiences.

Beliefs vary; some say it enters an afterlife, others believe in reincarnation.

Many religious and philosophical traditions believe the soul can exist independently of the body after death.

The soul is immaterial and often considered eternal, while the body is physical and subject to decay.

Through nutrition, exercise, and medical care.

No, the body is mortal and subject to aging and death.

The body ceases to function and decomposes.

While the soul is seen as independent, physical health can influence mental and emotional well-being.

The soul is considered the immaterial, spiritual essence of a person.

The body is the physical, tangible part of a human being.

Through spiritual practices and self-reflection.

Thoughts and emotions are associated with the soul, while the body acts as their physical vessel.

Most cultures have some concept of the soul, though interpretations vary.

No, different religions have diverse views on the soul.

No, the soul is considered intangible and immaterial.

Yes, the soul's state can affect one's physical health and actions.