metempsychic

adjective

met·​em·​psy·​chic

¦metˌem¦sīkik,

-tə̇m-

variants or metempsychosic

mə¦tem(p)sə̇¦kōsik,

¦medə̇ˌemˌsī¦k-,

-tə̇mˌsī¦k-,

-ōzik

or less commonly metempsychosical

-ōsə̇kəl,

-ōzə̇-

: of or relating to metempsychosis

Word History

Etymology

metempsychic from Late Latin metempsychosis + English -ic; metempsychosic or metempsichosical from Late Latin metempsychosis + English -ic or -ical

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