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)

  1. (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

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