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trans·mi·grate

 (trăns-mī′grāt′, trănz-)
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 trānsmigrāre, trānsmigrāt- : trāns-, trans- + migrāre, to migrate; see migrate.]
trans′mi·gra′tion n.
trans·mi′gra′tor n.
trans·mi′gra·to′ry (-mī′grə-tôr′ē) adj.
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trans•mi•gra•tion

(ˌtræns maɪˈgreɪ ʃən, ˌtrænz-)

n.
1. the act of transmigrating.
2. the passage of a soul after death into another body; metempsychosis.
[1250–1300; Middle English transmigracion < Late Latin trānsmigrātiō removal; see transmigrant, -tion]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.transmigration - the passing of a soul into another body after deathtransmigration - the passing of a soul into another body after death
rebirth, reincarnation, renascence - a second or new birth
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transmigration

noun reincarnation, movement, journey, passage, migration, rebirth, metempsychosis the doctrine of the transmigration of souls
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transmigration

noun
Departure from one's native land to settle in another:
emigration, exodus, immigration, migration.
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Translations

transmigration

[ˌtrænzmaɪˈgreɪʃən] N → transmigración f
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transmigration

n (Rel) → (Seelen)wanderung f, → Transmigration f (spec); the transmigration of souls → die Seelenwanderung; the transmigration of a human soul into an animal body → die Wiedergeburt einer menschlichen Seele in einem Tierleib
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trans·mi·gra·tion

n. transmigración, paso de un lugar a otro tal como las células sanguíneas en diapédesis.
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