n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ˌ tem(p)-si- ' k ō -s ə s, ˌ me-t ə m- ˌ s ī -
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek metempsych ō sis, from metempsychousthai to undergo metempsychosis, from meta- + empsychos animate, from en- + psych ē soul ― more at PSYCH-
Date: 1591
: the passing of the soul at death into another body either human or animal