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Borrowed from Late Latin metempsychōsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεμψύχωσις (metempsúkhōsis).
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métempsycose f (plural métempsycoses)
- (philosophy, religion) metempsychosis
1996, “Rimes féminines”, in Rimes féminines, performed by Juliette:Mais s’il vous plaît point de naissance / De jeunesse ni d’adolescence / Épargnez-moi la chambre rose / Soyez bonne ô métempsycose- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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