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lost soul

[lawst sohl, lost]

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noun

a person who seems to lack direction or a sense of belonging in life.
He was described as a "lost soul" who was estranged from his family and fell into crime.
The film focuses on four lost souls: a disgraced TV anchor, a rebellious teen, an isolated single mom, and a self-absorbed music nerd.
a person on the way to hell or perdition.
Their preaching focused on bringing lost souls to repentance through God's love.
the damned soul or restless spirit of a dead person.
Ghosts are spirits who cannot reincarnate again, and are miserable lost souls.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lost soul¹

First recorded in 1640–50

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But then you hear sirens wailing, horns honking angrily or a lost soul on the street yelling profanities to no one in particular, and you’re jolted for a second back to reality.

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The implication is clear: Paul is a lost soul.

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Aliji was a lost soul with few friends and serious mental health issues.

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We, as audience members-turned-actors, are on the hunt for a lost soul — a soul himself who has to rediscover who he is.

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The real magic, however, is the giddiness sparkling around Terence Mann who starts as a lost soul and ends the film believing in magic again, simply by touching the edge of a cornfield.

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