METEMPSYCHOSIS


Meaning of METEMPSYCHOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˌtem(p)-si-ˈkō-səs, ˌme-təm-ˌsī- ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek metempsychōsis, from metempsychousthai to undergo metempsychosis, from meta- + empsychos animate, from en- + psychē soul — more at psych-

Date: 1591

: the passing of the soul at death into another body either human or animal

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.