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Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of transmigrating; passage from one place, state, or form into another.
  • noun Specifically— In physiology, the passage of cells through a membrane or the wall of a vessel: as, the transmigration of the white blood-corpuscles from the capillaries into the surrounding tissues in commencing inflammation.
  • noun The supposed passing of the soul into another body after death; metempsychosis; reincarnation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of passing from one country to another; migration.
  • noun The passing of the soul at death into another mortal body; metempsychosis.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Departure from one's homeland to live in another country; migration.
  • noun The movement of a soul from one body to another after death; metempsychosis.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the passing of a soul into another body after death

Etymologies

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From Latin transmigratio.

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  • does this mean there are transmigratory patterns?

    June 14, 2009