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metempsychosis Definition

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

noun pl. -·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)

metempsychosis Synonyms

metempsychosis

n.

rebirth, transmigration, reincarnation, incarnation, reanimation; see also renewal, spiritualism 1.