▪ I. † metempsychose, n. Obs.
[a. F. métempsycose (Charron, 16th c.), ad. late L. metempsychōsis.]
= metempsychosis.
| 1630 S. Lennard tr. Charron's Wisd. (1658) 32 The Metempsychose and transanimation of Pythagoras. 1786 H. 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.
| 1594 W. Percy Coelia (1877) 15 To other bodies of like simpathie, Thou art the last of these Metemps'chosed. a 1634 Randolph To Mr. Feltham 10 When minds change oftner then the Greek could dream, That made the Metempseucos'd soule his theame. 1651 Biggs New Disp. Pref. 5 It is great pity she [sc. England] should..thereby have her metempseuchos'd Genius transmigrate into another People. a 1678 Marvell Loyal Scot 167 Wks. (Grosart) I. 222 Lest in time he were Metempsychos'd to some Scotch Presbyter. 1843 Fraser's Mag. XXVIII. 277 Their passion..having, in the meantime, metempsychosed itself into a platonisation. |