matter vs soul

matter

noun
  • A kind of substance. 

  • Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles. 

  • Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance. 

  • An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic. 

  • The basic structural component of the universe, usually having mass and volume. 

  • An approximate amount or extent. 

  • Printed material, especially in books or magazines. 

verb
  • To be important. 

  • To care about, to mind; to find important. 

soul

noun
  • The spirit or essence of anything. 

  • 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. 

  • A kind of submanifold involved in the soul theorem of Riemannian geometry. 

  • Soul music. 

  • A person, especially as one among many. 

  • An individual life. 

  • Life, energy, vigor. 

verb
  • To beg on All Soul's Day. 

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