metempsychosis
Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after deathTransmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death.
» If metempsychosis be a true doctrine, her spirit must have once animated a steel-clad knight.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death.
Metempsychose, Seelenwanderung
метемпсихо́зmetɛmpsixóz
after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
Examples
1 sentencesIf metempsychosis be a true doctrine, her spirit must have once animated a steel-clad knight.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin metempsychosis, from Koine Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis).From Late Latin metempsychosis, from Koine Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis).
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Forms
plural: metempsychoses| Singular | metempsychosis |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body:rebirth
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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