1. having or believed to have a soul; animated by a spiritual essence
Usage: philosophical; religious

Examples

• The ancient Greeks believed that all living things were ensouled beings.
• She viewed her garden as an ensouled space filled with spiritual energy.
• The philosopher argued that humans are ensouled creatures distinct from machines.
• Many cultures consider certain objects to be ensouled with ancestral spirits.
• The artist’s work seemed to capture something ensouled within the marble.
• Religious traditions often debate which creatures are truly ensouled.