Metempsychosis

/mˈiːtɪmsˌaɪkəʊsˌiz/

/mˈiːɾɪmsˌaɪkoʊsiz/

Metempsychosis

after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body

synonyms : rebirth

Examples

1. The belief in the transmigration of souls, metempsychosis, had been introduced already by Empedocles's teacher, Pythagoras.