metempsychose

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verb

To translate or transfer (e.g. the soul) from one body to another.

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Meanings

verbmetempsychose (third-person singular simple present metempsychoses, present participle metempsychosing, simple past and past participle metempsychosed)

present singular third person metempsychoses · participle present metempsychosing · participle past metempsychosed · past metempsychosed

  1. transitiveTo translate or transfer (e.g. the soul) from one body to another.

    To other bodies of like simpathie, Thou art the last of these Metemps'chosed.

    1594, William Percy, Coelia

Origin

See metempsychosis.

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APA

metempsychose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metempsychose

MLA

“metempsychose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metempsychose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metempsychose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metempsychose.

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