metempsicosis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin metempsychōsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /metembsiˈkosis/ [me.t̪ẽmb.siˈko.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: me‧temp‧si‧co‧sis

Noun

metempsicosis f (plural metempsicosis)

1. (philosophy, religion) metempsychosis

Derived terms

• metempsicótico

 

Related terms

• psicosis

 

See also

• reencarnación
• transmigración

Further reading

• “metempsicosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014