metempsicose

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin metempsychosis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis), from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) + εν (en, “in”) + ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”).

Noun

metempsicose f (plural metempsicoses)

  1. metempsychosis (transmigration of the soul)

Synonyms
  • transmigração
  • metempsicosista
  • metempsicótico
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