transmigration

noun

trans·​mi·​gra·​tion

: an act, process, or instance of transmigrating: such as

a

or less commonly transmigration of souls : the passing of the individual soul at death into a new body or new form of life usually human or animal : metempsychosis compare reincarnation

b

: the passage of cells through a membrane : diapedesis

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin transmigration-, transmigratio, from Latin transmigratus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for transmigration

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

transmigration

noun

trans·​mi·​gra·​tion

ˌtran(t)s-ˌmī-ˈgrā-shən, 

ˌtranz-

: the passing of a soul into another body after death