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metempsychosis

Translations

metempsychosisnoun

metempsychoses

The concept of metempsychosis is central to many Eastern religions.

Концепция метемпсихоза является центральной для многих восточных религий.

Synonyms

metempsychosisnoun

The transmigration at death of the soul of a human being or animal into a new body of the same or a different species.

Many ancient cultures believed in metempsychosis to explain the cycle of life and death.

The doctrine or belief that, after death, the soul passes into another body; reincarnation.

In his writings, Pythagoras expounded the concept of metempsychosis.