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transmigrate
[trans-mahy-greyt, tranz-]
verb (used without object)
to move or pass from one place to another.
to migrate from one country to another in order to settle there.
(of the soul) to be reborn after death in another body.
verb (used with object)
to cause to transmigrate, as a soul; transfer.
transmigrate
/ ˌٰæԳɪˈɡɪ /
verb
to move from one place, state, or stage to another
(of souls) to pass from one body into another at death
Other Word Forms
- transmigrator noun
- transmigratory adjective
- transmigrative adjective
- untransmigrated adjective
- ˌٰԲˈپDzԲ adjective
- ٰԲˈپ adjective
- ˌٰԲˈٴǰ noun
- ٰԲˈٴǰ adjective
- ˌٰԲˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of transmigrate1
Example Sentences
When a person dies, the Atman is released from the body and soon enters another being; the soul transmigrates and the person is reincarnated.
In this sparkling screwball comedy, Lily Tomlin’s soul transmigrates into Steve Martin’s body.
Whether the soul of Georges transmigrated is a matter for metaphysicians.
She does suggest that Jacob might be a "gilgul neshamot", a transmigrated Jewish soul, with a demonic mission "to derail the righteous and lead them into various temptations".
The natives worshiped idols, believed in transmigrated existence after death, and performed religious ceremonies in groves and woods.
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