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Originally Posted by sunjuvo What do you mean when you call someone 'dear soul'?
Example: He wrote a letter to his mother, "It is sweet to me to think of Jane with your sweet motherly arms around her. The dear soul gets these fits of depression, and then her remorse is terrible and she writes, poor soul, as if she had done some awful thing."
And 'poor soul'?
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What Ronbee nicely provided, plus:
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Originally Posted by etymonline.com The noun 'soul' is a synonym for "person, individual" (every living soul) it dates from c.1000. |
The adjective 'dear' means, beloved, much esteemed.
dear soul = beloved person
The adjective 'poor' means, deserving pity or sympathy.
poor soul = a person who deserves pity or sympathy.
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