μεταγγισμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μετᾰγγίζω (metangízō, decant) + -ισμός (-ismós, abstract noun suffix).

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Noun

μετᾰγγισμός • (metangismós) m (genitive μετᾰγγισμοῦ); second declension (Koine)

  1. decantation
  2. (Neopythagoreanism, Manichaeism) transmigration of the soul
    Near-synonyms: μετενσωμάτωσις (metensōmátōsis), μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis)

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