"lost soul" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-lost soul.ogg [Australia] Forms: lost souls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lost soul (plural lost souls)
  1. (set phrase, religion) A soul that is destined to go to hell; a person possessing such a soul. Categories (topical): Religion Related terms: woebegone Translations (a person lacking direction or motivation in life): eksynyt sielu (Finnish), âme en peine [feminine] (French), ihongaro (Maori), osoba zagubiona [feminine] (Polish), perdido na vida (Portuguese), alma perdida [feminine] (Spanish), alma en pena [feminine] (Spanish) Translations (a soul or person destined to go to hell): menetetty sielu (Finnish), alma penada (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-lost_soul-en-noun-Qev-KogW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'a person lacking direction or motivation in life': 57 43 Disambiguation of 'a soul or person destined to go to hell': 97 3
  2. (idiomatic) One who is forlorn, who lacks direction, purpose, or motivation in life. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (one who is forlorn): loser, sad sack
    Sense id: en-lost_soul-en-noun-MyLoa1~y Disambiguation of 'one who is forlorn': 12 88

Inflected forms

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