transmigratory
Variant of transmigrate
trans·mi·grate (-mī′grāt′)
intransitive verb transmigrated -·grat′ed, transmigrating -·grat′·ing
- to move from one habitation, country, etc. to another
- to pass into another body at death: said of the soul, as in Hindu religious belief
Etymology: ME vt. transmigraten < L transmigratus, pp. of transmigrare: see trans- & migrate
Related Forms:
- transmigrator trans·mi′·gra′·tor noun
- transmigratory trans·mi′·gra·to′ry (-grə tôr′ē) adjective
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