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“metempsychosis” in Latin
mĕtempsȳchōsisthe transit of the soul, its transmigration from one body to anotherCaesara Roman cognomen of the gens Iulia, notably that of Gaius Iulius Caesar, subsequently used as an imperial title.
The English word metempsychosis itself goes back to Latin mĕtempsȳchōsis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
metempsychosis
metempsychosis (Tert.). Better, migratio animarum in alia corpora; or animarum post mortem ab aliis ad alios transitio; after Caes., B.G., 6, 14, Druides volunt persuadere, non interire animas, sed ab aliis post mortem transire ad alios.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for metempsychosis?
- The usual Latin words for “metempsychosis” are mĕtempsȳchōsis, Caesar. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.