metempsychosis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body

From Late Latin metempsychosis, from Koine Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis).

Better remind her of the word: metempsychosis. — Ulysses, James Joyce
Thieving with thee took a substantial shape; and the robberies Of the public passed into a metempsychosis of mortar, and became public-houses. — Paul Clifford — Complete, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Its leading doctrine is the transmigration of souls, also called by that tough word, metempsychosis, though other Hindu systems adopt this belief. — Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East, Oliver Optic

rebirth

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