lost soul



lost soul

1. A sinner, especially one who has been condemned to hell (as opposed to being granted eternal life in heaven). I worry that my granddaughter is a lost soul, since she's stopped going to church.
2. One who is sad, lonely, and/or aimless. Ever since his wife died, my brother just drifts through the town like a lost soul.
See also: lost, soul

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Uros-Serbian
WalterWAWL-tər (English), VAHL-ter (German, Polish, Italian)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Italian, Ancient Germanic
Klytaimnestra-Greek Mythology
SÍLvia-Portuguese, Catalan
Felinus-Late Roman
Lysimachus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)