Main Entry: me·tem·psy·cho·sis

Pronunciation: \mə-ˌtem(p)-si-ˈkō-səs, ˌme-təm-ˌsī-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek metempsychōsis, from metempsychousthai to undergo metempsychosis, from meta- + empsychos animate, from en- + psychē soul — more at psych-

Date: 1591

: the passing of the soul at death into another body either human or animal