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Webster 1913 Edition

Transmigration

Transˊmi-gra′tion

,
Noun.
[F.
transmigration
, L.
transmigratio
.]
1.
The act of passing from one country to another; migration.
2.
The passing of the soul at death into another mortal body; metempsychosis.

Webster 1828 Edition

Transmigration

TRANSMIGRA'TION

,
Noun.
The passing of men from one country to another for the purpose of residence, particularly of a whole people.
1.
The passing of a thing into another state, as of one substance into another.
2.
The passing of the soul into another body, according to the opinion of Pythagoras.

Definition 2024

transmigration

transmigration

English

Noun

transmigration ‎(countable and uncountable, plural transmigrations)

  1. Departure from one's homeland to live in another country; migration.
  2. The movement of a soul from one body to another after death; metempsychosis.

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References

  • transmigration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology

From Latin trānsmigrātiō.

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