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palingenesist

American

[pal-in-jen-uh-sist] / ˌpæl ɪnˈdʒɛn ə sɪst /

Also palingenist

noun

a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.

Etymology

Origin of palingenesist

First recorded in 1855–60; palingenes(is) + -ist

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