metensomatosis

noun

met·​en·​so·​ma·​to·​sis

ˌmetˌenˌsōməˈtōsə̇s

plural metensomatoses

: the migration into one body of different souls

—contrasted with metempsychosis

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Late Greek metensomatōsis, from Greek meta- + en- + sōmat-, sōma body + -ōsis -osis (body)

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