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▪ I. † metempsychose, n. Obs.
[a. F. métempsycose (Charron, 16th c.), ad. late L. metempsychōsis.]
= metempsychosis.
1630S. Lennard tr. Charron's Wisd. (1658) 32 The Metempsychose and transanimation of Pythagoras. 1786H. More Bas Bleu 161 And he, who wilder studies chose [might] Find here a new metempsychose.
▪ II. metempsychose, v.|mɛtɛmpsɪˈkəʊs|
Also 7 metempseuc(h)ose, -psuchose.
[f. metempsychos-is.]
trans. To transfer or translate (a soul) from one body to another. Also transf. and fig. Hence metempsyˈchosed ppl. a.
1594W. Percy Coelia (1877) 15 To other bodies of like simpathie, Thou art the last of these Metemps'chosed. a1634Randolph To Mr. Feltham 10 When minds change oftner then the Greek could dream, That made the Metempseucos'd soule his theame. 1651Biggs New Disp. Pref. 5 It is great pity she [sc. England] should..thereby have her metempseuchos'd Genius transmigrate into another People. a1678Marvell Loyal Scot 167 Wks. (Grosart) I. 222 Lest in time he were Metempsychos'd to some Scotch Presbyter. 1843Fraser's Mag. XXVIII. 277 Their passion..having, in the meantime, metempsychosed itself into a platonisation. |
