métempsycose
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin metempsychōsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.tɑ̃p.si.koz/
Noun
métempsycose f (plural métempsycoses)
- (philosophy, religion) metempsychosis
- 1996, “Rimes féminines”, in Rimes féminines, performed by Juliette:
- Mais s'il vous plaît point de naissance / De jeunesse ni d'adolescence / Épargnez-moi la chambre rose / Soyez bonne ô métempsycose
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Derived terms
- métempsycotique
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “métempsycose” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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