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metem·psy·cho·sis (mi tem′sī kō′sis; met′əm sī-)

noun pl. metempsychoses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

in some religious beliefs, the passing of the soul at death into another body, either human or animal; transmigration

Etymology: LL < Gr metempsychōsis < metempsychoun < meta, over (see meta-) + empsychoun, to put a soul into < en, in + psychē, soul, life (see psyche)

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