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metempsychosis

me·temp·syc·hosis

UK/mɛtəmsʌɪˈkəʊsɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

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

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