Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small clay model of a house or residence placed, by the ancient Egyptians (VIth–XIIth dynasty), in a tomb for the accommodation of the soul of the departed.
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Examples
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During a recent conversation about "Let It Be Roberta" 429 Records—a soul-house reloading of Beatles hits—Ms. Flack was quick to play tracks from her new CD to illustrate points.
Roberta Flack Puts Her Soul Into the Beatles Marc Myers 2012
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It is all quite prosaic and perfectly commonplace, it is far from idyllic; yet it would need the touch of a poet to bring out the wonder, the mystery, of it all: to light up the door of the soul-house through which we pass to and fro, scarce knowing.
A Poor Man's House Stephen Sydney Reynolds 1900
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Beecher says that we are all building a soul-house for eternity; yet with what differing architecture and what various care!
Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power Orison Swett Marden 1887
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The best song is either "Opium of Love," where OC Notes channels Mos Def's jazz-mumble singing style to lusty effect, or "Afro Egypt," a throbbing soul-house number that seems to occur in a darkened aviary, birds chirping, shadows flitting.
The Seattle Times 2011
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