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The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls.

The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls.

Passage of the soul after death into the body of another man or lower animal; transmigration of souls.

n. [Greek] The passing of the soul of a man after death into some other animal body; transmigration.