Metempsychosis
Pronunciation : Me*temp`sy*cho"sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. Psychology.]
Definition : Defn: 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