1603 R. Pricket f. 3v The mightie God of heauen..hath raysed vp your regall Maiestie to breake the necke and backe of that soule deuouring beast.
a1716 R. South (1744) IX. 165 This soul-devouring imposture of a deferred repentance.
1898 W. Graham 116 Eyes fixed with an earnest, soul-devouring gaze upon his companion.
1999 P. R. Loeb x. 244 They worked in..the lucrative but soul-devouring software industry.