Motive and Soul

Motive

Motive noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Soul and motive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soul" instead a noun "Motive".

Soul noun - An immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power.

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Motive and soul are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Motive" instead a noun "Soul".

Nearby Words: soulless, soulful

good	good motive	good soul
special	special motive	special soul
particular	particular motive	particular soul
original	original motive	original soul
Other adjectives: noble, true, simple, strong, powerful, actual, entire, real, little, new, hidden.

Motive Decay: Scarab, at first all he was trying to was take the immortal soul of Rapses.

Source: Western Animation / Mummies Alive!
In Bleach this was the driving motive for Ichigo and his friends during the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo arcs, rescuing Rukia in the former and Orihime in the latter.

Source: Roaring Rampage of Rescue
The best example of this occurred at the climax of the Soul Society arc, where about a dozen battles occurred at once, with every participant having a different motive.

Source: Gambit Pileup

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