transmigration
transmigration — noun
1. the belief that when a person or animal dies, the soul leaves the dead body and
the belief that when a person or animal dies, the soul leaves the dead body and enters a new living body to begin another existence
The ancient Greeks believed in the transmigration of the soul after death.
often used with 'of the soul'
Bao's Hindu grandmother often talked about transmigration and its close link to karma.
collocation: transmigration + karma
According to Buddhist teachings, transmigration continues until a person reaches nirvana.
Nikos wrote a school essay comparing Plato's view of transmigration with ancient Indian beliefs.
The temple wall shows paintings that explain the cycle of transmigration through many lives.
- reincarnation
more common in everyday language; often limited to human rebirth, while transmigration can include animals
- rebirth
broader term that can refer to spiritual or metaphorical new beginnings, not strictly the soul's physical passage
- metempsychosis
a very formal synonym used mainly in ancient Greek and philosophical contexts
- annihilation
the idea that the soul ceases to exist entirely at death
- extinction
complete end of consciousness without continuation
文法句型
transmigration of [noun]
belief in transmigration
用法筆記
Frequently used in religious or philosophical discussions about the afterlife. The phrase 'transmigration of the soul' is the most common collocation.