METEMPSYCHOSIS
metempsychosis, rebirth
(noun) after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
metempsychosis (countable and uncountable, plural metempsychoses)
Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Me*temp`sy*cho"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Psychology.]
Definition: The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of souls. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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