lost soul

Noun

Meaning

(set phrase, religion) A soul that is destined to go to hell; a person possessing such a soul.

(idiomatic) One who is forlorn, who lacks direction, purpose, or motivation in life.

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Examples

Milton was right," said my Teacher. "The choice of every lost soul can be expressed in the words 'Better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven.' There is always something they insist on keeping even at the price of misery. C. S. Lewis

I'm a lost soul. Wewail. Roger Zelazny

I've been seeing the waves and the white beach of Grand Isle; the quiet, grassy street of the Chênière Caminada; the old sunny fort at Grand Terre. I've been working with a little more comprehension than a machine, and still feeling like a lost soul. Kate Chopin

It (2006) will be the year of rebuilding and reclaiming the lost confidence, the lost spirit and the lost soul of our beloved country. Epeli Ganilau

Hell is full of musical amateurs: music is the brandy of the damned. May not one lost soul be permitted to abstain? George Bernard Shaw

Daddy once said, "If you don't know what you believe, Annie, you'll be a lost soul. Gabrielle Zevin

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