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Definitions for transmigration
ˌtræns maɪˈgreɪ ʃən, ˌtrænz-trans·mi·gra·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. transmigrationnoun

    the passing of a soul into another body after death

Wiktionary

  1. transmigrationnoun

    Departure from one's homeland to live in another country; migration.

  2. transmigrationnoun

    The movement of a soul from one body to another after death; metempsychosis.

  3. Etymology: From transmigratio.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Transmigrationnoun

    Passage from one place or state into another.

    Etymology: transmigration, Fr. from transmigrate.

    The sequel of the conjunction of natures in the person of Christ is no abolishment of natural properties appertaining to either substance, no transition or transmigration thereof out of one substance into another. Richard Hooker, b. v.

    Seeing the earth of itself puts forth plants without seed, plants may well have a transmigration of species. Francis Bacon.

    From the opinion of the metempsychosis, or transmigration of the souls of men into the bodies of beasts, most suitable unto their human condition, after his death, Orpheus the musician became a swan. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    Easing their passage hence, for intercourse
    Of transmigration, as their lot shall lead. John Milton.

    ’Twas taught by wise Pythagoras,
    One soul might through more bodies pass:
    Seeing such transmigration there,
    She thought it not a fable here. John Denham.

    When thou wert form’d, heav’n did a man begin,
    But the brute soul by chance was shuffled in:
    In woods and wilds thy monarchy maintain,
    Where valiant beasts, by force and rapine, reign.
    In life’s next scene, if transmigration be,
    Some bear or lion is reserv’d for thee. John Dryden, Aureng.

ChatGPT

  1. transmigration

    Transmigration is the process or phenomenon of the soul or consciousness moving from one body to another after death. This concept is a central tenet in many religions and belief systems, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, often as part of a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. Additionally, in a geographical context, transmigration can refer to the movement of people from one region to another, often for reasons such as economic improvement or population distribution.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Transmigrationnoun

    the act of passing from one country to another; migration

  2. Transmigrationnoun

    the passing of the soul at death into another mortal body; metempsychosis

Wikidata

  1. Transmigration

    Transmigration is the debut studio album by Crematory, distributed through Massacre Records. The album is very unique in the gothic metal scene due to the extensive use of death grunts. The songs are very slow and heavy, taking elements from death and doom metal.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Transmigration

    the doctrine prevalent in the East, that the soul is immortal, and that when it leaves the body at death it passes into another, a transition which in certain systems goes under the name of reincarnation.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of transmigration in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of transmigration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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