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transmigrate
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trans·mi·grate  (trns-mgrt, trnz-)
intr.v. trans·mi·grat·ed, trans·mi·grat·ing, trans·mi·grates
1. To migrate.
2. To pass into another body after death. Used of the soul.

[Latin trnsmigrre, trnsmigrt- : trns-, trans- + migrre, to migrate; see migrate.]

transmi·gration n.
trans·migrator n.
trans·migra·tory (-mgr-tôr, -tr) adj.

transmigrate [ˌtrænzmaɪˈgreɪt]
vb (intr)
1. to move from one place, state, or stage to another
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) (of souls) to pass from one body into another at death
transmigration  n
transmigrational  adj
transmigrative  adj
transmigrator  n
transmigratory  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.transmigrate - be born anew in another body after deathtransmigrate - be born anew in another body after death; "Hindus believe that we transmigrate"
faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
be born - come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
2.transmigrate - move from one country or region to another and settle theretransmigrate - move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
immigrate - come into a new country and change residency; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
immigrate - migrate to a new environment; "only few plants can immigrate to the island"
emigrate - leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"
move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
migrate - move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
Translations
transmigrate [ˈtrænzmaɪˈgreɪt] VItransmigrar
transmigrate
vi (Rel) → wiedergeboren werden


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From Posidonius we learn that Celts subscribed to the Pythagorean idea of transmigration of the soul, which Caesar mentions as well though he couches it in terms of making the fighters unafraid of death.
An important aspect of the Hindu tradition that has a great deal of influence on the practice of asceticism is the belief in the transmigration of the soul from lifetime to lifetime, referred to herein as "rebirth.
The central question here is whether the soul is originated or eternal, and whether the notion of the transmigration of the soul promoted by those who believe in the eternity of the soul is valid.
 
 
 
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