metempsychosis

Meanings

• The belief that the soul transmigrates from one body to another.

  - "The ancient Greeks believed in metempsychosis and that the soul passed from one body to another."

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Rhymes

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mortempsychosis , hortempsychosis

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Variants

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metempsychoses , metempsychosis

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Etymology

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From Greek metempsychoun, metempsychosyne, from metempsychē, from meta 'after' + psyche 'soul'.

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Trivia

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1. Metempsychosis is also known as the 'Doctrine of the Metempsychosis'.

2. In Hinduism, the concept of metempsychosis is often referred to as 'Samsara' or 'the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth'.

3. The famous philosophical dialogue 'Meno' by Plato explores the concept of metempsychosis and its implications for learning and knowledge acquisition.

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1. Reincarnation: The belief that the soul is reborn in a new body after death.

2. Transmigration: The belief that the soul passes from one body to another, without being reborn in a new body.

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Metempsychosis has been a prominent concept in various cultures and religions, including ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sufism. It has also been explored in literature, art, music, and other forms of expression.

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