OVERSOUL

Etymology

Noun

oversoul (plural oversouls)

(philosophy, especially in transcendentalism) A supreme reality or mind; the spiritual unity of all being.

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*soul`, n.

Definition: The all-containing soul. [R.] That unity, that oversout, within which every man's particular being is contained and made one with all other. Emerson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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