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Thanks redwolf, this is just what I needed.

For what you want, I would suggest:

cairde móra

the 'singular' of that is:

cara mór

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Bí cinnte de go nglacfaidh triúr le gach aistriúchán a thabharfar.
Be sure to get three in agreement with a translation given.

Finding a soulmate is intricate. If you choose the word ‘Anam Cara’, well I guess its a wise choise. It wasn’t just a phrase for the Celts, but a concept with a deep meaning – so much so that the Irish philosopher, poet and scholar John O’Donoghue wrote a whole book about it. In it he defines Anam Cara as “a person to whom you could reveal the hidden intimacies of your life. This friendship was an act of recognition and belonging. When you had an anam cara, your friendship cut across all convention and category.

As a concept, anam cara is all about spirituality and the bonding of two souls. The Celts believed that the soul is an intangible element that radiates all around the physical body – basically the equivalent of what we call an ‘aura’ today. Each person’s aura is connected to someone else’s since before time began. Once two souls have joined, they will always recognize each other.

These are just some information that you may take into consideration.

"Anam Cara" is bullshit. For one thing, it violates rules of Irish grammar. John O'Donoghue made stuff up to suit his own spiritual agenda (and apparently got pretty rich in the process).

"Soul Friend": Cara Anama

"Confessor/spiritual advisor": Anamchara

"Soul of a friend": Anam Carad

Redwolf