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