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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD METEMPSYCHOSIS

Via Late Latin from Greek, from metempsukhousthai, from meta- + -em- in + psukhē soul.
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PRONUNCIATION OF METEMPSYCHOSIS

metempsychosis  [ˌmɛtəmsaɪˈkəʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METEMPSYCHOSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Metempsychosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES METEMPSYCHOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Metempsychosis

Metempsychosis is a philosophical term in the Greek language referring to transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. Generally, the term is only used within the context of Ancient Greek philosophy, but has also been used by modern philosophers such as Schopenhauer and Kurt Gödel; otherwise, the term "transmigration" is more appropriate. The word plays a prominent role in James Joyce's Ulysses, and is also associated with Nietzsche. Another term sometimes used synonymously is Palingenesia.

Definition of metempsychosis in the English dictionary

The definition of metempsychosis in the dictionary is the migration of a soul from one body to another. Other definition of metempsychosis is the entering of a soul after death upon a new cycle of existence in a new body either of human or animal form.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH METEMPSYCHOSIS


actinomycosis
ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
anthracosis
ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs
blastomycosis
ˌblæstəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
coccidioidomycosis
kɒkˌsɪdɪˌɔɪdəʊmaɪˈkəʊsɪs
cryptococcosis
ˌkrɪptəʊkɒˈkəʊsɪs
cysticercosis
ˌsɪstɪsɜːˈkəʊsɪs
echinococcosis
ɪˌkaɪnəkəˈkəʊsɪs
leukosis
luːˈkəʊsɪs
mycosis
maɪˈkəʊsɪs
mycotoxicosis
ˌmaɪkəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
narcosis
nɑːˈkəʊsɪs
psittacosis
ˌsɪtəˈkəʊsɪs
psychosis
saɪˈkəʊsɪs
silicosis
ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪs
sporotrichosis
ˌspɔːrəʊtrɪˈkəʊsɪs
sycosis
saɪˈkəʊsɪs
syssarcosis
ˌsɪsɑːˈkəʊsɪs
thyrotoxicosis
ˌθaɪrəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
toxicosis
ˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs
varicosis
ˌværɪˈkəʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METEMPSYCHOSIS

mete
metecdyses
metecdysis
metempiric
metempirical
metempirically
metempiricism
metempiricist
metempirics
metempsychoses
metempsychosist
metencephala
metencephalic
metencephalon
meteor
meteor crater
meteor shower
meteor swarm
meteoric
meteoric water

WORDS THAT END LIKE METEMPSYCHOSIS

affective psychosis
alphosis
anamorphosis
anthropomorphosis
cirrhosis
diagnosis
diorthosis
epanorthosis
gomphosis
homomorphosis
Korsakoff´s psychosis
kyphosis
metamorphosis
morphosis
organic psychosis
ornithosis
orthosis
paedomorphosis
puerperal psychosis
theriomorphosis
whosis

Synonyms and antonyms of metempsychosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «metempsychosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METEMPSYCHOSIS

Find out the translation of metempsychosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metempsychosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «metempsychosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轮回
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

metempsicosis
570 millions of speakers

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metempsychosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

metempsychosis
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تقمص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

метемпсихоз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

metempsicose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেহান্তরগ্রহণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métempsycose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Metempsychosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Metempsychose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

輪廻転生
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영혼의 재생
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metempsikosis
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thuyết luân hồi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயிர் கூடு விட்டுக் கூடு பாய்தல் பற்றிய கொள்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेटमॅन्सिओसीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ruhun başka vücuda geçmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metempsicosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

metempsychoza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

метемпсихоз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

metempsihoză
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μετεμψύχωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

siel verhuizing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

metempsychosis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sjelevandring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of metempsychosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METEMPSYCHOSIS»

The term «metempsychosis» is normally little used and occupies the 120.792 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «METEMPSYCHOSIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «metempsychosis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «metempsychosis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metempsychosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METEMPSYCHOSIS»

Discover the use of metempsychosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metempsychosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Metempsychosis
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
George Foot Moore, 2010
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American Metempsychosis: Emerson, Whitman, and the New Poetry
"The transmigration of souls is no fable.
John Michael Corrigan, 2012
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Metempsychosis: Wandering Eternal Spirit
Alva gazed into his piercing amber eyes.
Cap, 2011
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True History of the Ghost: And All about Metempsychosis
First published in 1890, this book details the history and method of carrying out the nineteenth-century stage illusion, 'Pepper's Ghost'.
John Henry Pepper, 2012
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Bodies, Politics and Transformations: John Donne's ...
Appendix. 2. Critical. Reception: Metempsychosis. The earliest critical responses toMetempsychosison recordareby Ben Jonson and Andrew Marvell. Ben Jonson states that: The Conceit of Dones transformation or Metempsychosis was that ...
Dr Siobhan Collins, 2013
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Life's Riddle Solved Through the Law of Metempsychosis
This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.
John H. Manas, Manly P. Hall, 2013
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American Metempsychosis: Emerson, Whitman, and the New Poetry
"The transmigration of souls is no fable.
John Michael Corrigan, 2012
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Metempsychosis, an Allegory [in Verse]
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
M. Ecclesia Chudleigh, 2012
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Renaissance and Rebirth: Reincarnation in Early Modern ...
This book addresses the problematic question of the roles and achievements of Jews who lived in Italy in the development of Renaissance culture in its Jewish and its Christian dimensions.
Brian Ogren, 2009
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Metempsychosis. A poem, in two parts. By A. T. H. B. Ms. ...
3 @mzm IN TWO PARTS. BY / / .'L A. T. H. B. PREFACE. THE following account of one of the most terrible. " Thou hast deflled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy truflick; therefore will I bring forth a FIRE from  ...
A. T. H. B., 1865

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METEMPSYCHOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metempsychosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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We read James Joyce's Ulysses so you don't have to
She asks what "metempsychosis" means. (Go Google.) Molly is enjoying a lie-in while Leopold brings her breakfast in bed. The cream isn't the ... «GQ.com, Jun 15»
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'The Daemon Knows,' by Harold Bloom
Passages like this one seem determined to put off the fainthearted: “Shamanistic praxis frequently involves metempsychosis, which in American ... «SFGate, Jun 15»
3
Poem of the week: from Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
He refers yearningly to metempsychosis, and imagines what it must be to die an animal with no soul and only oblivion in prospect. There's a ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Comment: How the bicycle paved the way for women's rights
... delicate grace and refinement limned upon the canvas, so to speak, that is as transcendental in its esoteric concept of the metempsychosis of ... «SBS, May 15»
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Rising Stars in art
Metempsychosis,” a sculpture by Rio Rancho High School student Alina Pozas, won first place in the 3D art category. Pozas said the piece ... «Rio Rancho Observer, Apr 15»
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Sally Majestic reigns supreme at Shipping & Receiving
Ben Napier took over the second guitar slot, and I've been watching the band's metempsychosis ever since. When I heard that they would be ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Apr 15»
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Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane – digested read
... taken from swimming along the Cam with Roger Deakin while discussing the possibility of metempsychosis into the otherness of mermaid. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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PinPoint: On Cosmina at Visio Dell'Arte: Max Laniado Gallery
This idea of metempsychosis is also present in the “Temporal vibration” collection, which reminds us that time is undoubtedly one of the most elusive elements of ... «Artinfo UK, Mar 15»
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Felix Martin and Barishi | 02/20/15
CHAPPO | 06.09.15 · Testament | 04.10.15 · Karma to Burn | 02.11.15 · Led Zepagain | 02.06.15 · Crowned In Earth | Metempsychosis (Sonic ... «Play by Play, Feb 15»
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In Memory of Giordano Bruno, Martyr
Apart from denying various Catholics doctrines, Giordano was accused of believing in a plurality of worlds and their eternity, in metempsychosis ... «Patheos, Feb 15»

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