The difference between Gist and Soul

When used as nouns, gist means the most essential part, whereas soul means the spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality. often believed to live on after the person's death.

When used as verbs, gist means to summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of, whereas soul means to endow with a soul.


check bellow for the other definitions of Gist and Soul

  1. Gist as a noun:

    The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.

  2. Gist as a noun (legal, dated):

    The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.

  3. Gist as a noun (obsolete):

    Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.

  1. Gist as a verb:

    To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.

  1. Soul as a noun (religion, folklore):

    The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality. Often believed to live on after the person's death.

  2. Soul as a noun:

    The spirit or essence of anything.

  3. Soul as a noun:

    Life, energy, vigor.

  4. Soul as a noun (music):

    Soul music.

  5. Soul as a noun:

    A person, especially as one among many.

  6. Soul as a noun:

    An individual life.

    Examples:

    "Fifty souls were lost when the ship sank."

  7. Soul as a noun (math):

    A kind of submanifold involved in the of Riemannian geometry.

  1. Soul as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To endow with a soul; to furnish with a soul or mind.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Chaucer"

  2. Soul as a verb:

    To beg on All Soul's Day.

  1. Soul as a verb (obsolete):

    To afford suitable sustenance.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Warner"

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