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transmigration

trans·mi·gra·tion
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trans-mahy-grey-shuh n, tranz-]
    • /ˌtræns maɪˈgreɪ ʃən, ˌtrænz-/
    • /ˌtrænz.maɪ.ˈɡreɪʃ.n̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trans-mahy-grey-shuh n, tranz-]
    • /ˌtræns maɪˈgreɪ ʃən, ˌtrænz-/

Definitions of transmigration word

  • noun transmigration the act of transmigrating. 1
  • noun transmigration the passage of a soul after death into another body; metempsychosis. 1
  • noun transmigration the act or process of transmigrating 0
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Origin of transmigration

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English transmigracion < Late Latin trānsmigrātiōn- (stem of trānsmigrātiō) removal. See trans-, migration

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Parts of speech for Transmigration

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transmigration popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for transmigration

noun transmigration

  • homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
  • immigration — the act of immigrating.
  • metempsychosis — the transmigration of the soul, especially the passage of the soul after death from a human or animal to some other human or animal body.
  • drifting — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
  • journey — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
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    the soul of a dead person that passes into another living body to assume a new existence and atone for past sins.

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  • palingenesist

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