METEMPSYCHOSIS


Meaning of METEMPSYCHOSIS in English

n. (pl. -psychoses)

1. the supposed transmigration of the soul of a human being or animal at death into a new body of the same or a different species.

2 an instance of this.

Derivatives:

metempsychosist n.

Etymology: LL f. Gk metempsukhosis (as META-, EN-(2), psukhe soul)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.