metempsychose
English
editEtymology
editSee metempsychosis.
Verb
editmetempsychose (third-person singular simple present metempsychoses, present participle metempsychosing, simple past and past participle metempsychosed)
- (transitive) To translate or transfer (e.g. the soul) from one body to another.
- 1594, William Percy, Coelia:
- To other bodies of like simpathie, Thou art the last of these Metemps'chosed.
References
edit- “metempsychose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Dutch
editEtymology
editUltimately from Ancient Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmetempsychose f (plural metempsychosen or metempsychoses)
- metempsychosis, reincarnation
- Synonyms: reïncarnatie, wedergeboorte, zielsverhuizing
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editPortuguese
editNoun
editmetempsychose f (plural metempsychoses)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of metempsicose.
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