Meaning & use
transmigration
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The passing of a soul into a different body after death, according to certain religious and philosophical beliefs.
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Some religious traditions teach the transmigration of souls from one life to the next.
The philosopher's essay explored ancient theories of transmigration and rebirth.
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Chiefly used in its religious or spiritual sense; its older, literal sense of a population moving from one place to another is now rare and formal.
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