trans|mi|gra|tion

trans|mi|gra|tion
trans|mi|gra|tion «TRANS my GRAY shuhn, TRANZ-», noun.
1. a) the passing of a soul at death into another body; metempsychosis. b) the doctrine of reincarnation of the soul in a human or an animal body after death. Many people in India believe in the transmigration of souls. »

That peculiar feeling…of having once been someone else, which accounts for so much belief in the transmigration of souls (John Galsworthy).

2. the going from one place to another to settle there; migration.

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  • trans·mi·gra·tion — /ˌtrænsˌmaıˈgreıʃən/ noun [noncount] : the movement of a soul into another body after death a belief in transmigration …   Useful english dictionary

  • gra — gra·tic·u·la·tion; gra·til·li·ty; gra·ti·né; gra·ti·o·la; gra·tu·i·tous; gra·tu·i·ty; gra·va·men; gra·vat; gra·ve·do; gra·ve·men·te; gra·ve·o·lent; gra·vette; gra·vett·ian; gra·vid·i·ty; gra·vied; gra·vif·ic; gra·vig·ra·da; gra·vim·e·ter;… …   English syllables

  • trans — trans·abdominal; trans·ac·ci·den·ta·tion; trans·acetylase; trans·ac·tion; trans·ac·tion·al; trans·ac·tor; trans·admittance; trans·am·i·nase; trans·am·i·na·tion; trans·an·i·ma·tion; trans·an·nu·lar; trans·border; trans·ca·lent; trans·callosal;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • transmigration — trans·mi·gra·tion …   English syllables

  • transmigration — trans•mi•gra•tion [[t]ˌtræns maɪˈgreɪ ʃən, ˌtrænz [/t]] n. 1) the act of transmigrating 2) the passage of a soul after death into another body; metempsychosis • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME transmigracion < LL trānsmigrātiō removal; see… …   From formal English to slang

  • transmigration — trans|mi|gra|tion [ˌtrænzmaıˈgreıʃən US ˌtræns ] n [U] technical the time when the soul passes into another body after death, according to some religions …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • transmigration — trans|mi|gra|tion [ ,trænzmaı greıʃn ] noun uncount TECHNICAL a process that some religions believe happens after someone dies, in which the spirit of that person moves into the body of another person or animal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • transmigration — Movement from one site to another; may entail the crossing of some usually limiting barrier, as in the passage of blood cells through the walls of the vessels (diapedesis). [L. transmigro, pp. atus, to remove from one place to another] ovular t.… …   Medical dictionary

  • Transmigration — Trans mi*gra tion, n. [F. transmigration, L. transmigratio.] 1. The act of passing from one country to another; migration. [1913 Webster] 2. The passing of the soul at death into another mortal body; metempsychosis. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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