transmigration
/ˌtrænzmaɪˈɡreɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌtrænzmaɪˈɡreɪʃn/ (ame, ipa)
transmigration — noun
1. a religious teaching that a person's soul leaves the body at death and goes on t
a religious teaching that a person's soul leaves the body at death and goes on to inhabit a new living being
In many Hindu traditions, the soul's transmigration depends on the karma earned in each lifetime.
collocation: transmigration of the soul; context: cause-and-effect with karma
Tamar learned about transmigration from her grandmother, who grew up near Mumbai.
Ancient Greek philosophers such as Pythagoras and Plato wrote about the transmigration of souls.
Yuna wrote an essay on transmigration for her world religions class at the university.
The temple priest told Lin that transmigration had taken her grandfather's soul into a bird.
- reincarnation
more widely used in everyday English; often implies rebirth in a human body, whereas transmigration can include any form of life
- rebirth
a broader, less technical term that can refer to any new beginning, not exclusively after death
- metempsychosis
a formal, scholarly term from Greek philosophy referring to the same concept; very rare in everyday use
用法筆記
Typically used in religious or philosophical contexts. Distinguish from 'reincarnation', which often implies rebirth specifically in a human body — transmigration can involve any form of life, including animals or other states of being.