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discarnation

discarnation

9.9
The soul leaves the physical body, often after death
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈkɑrnəˌteɪʃən/
  • Literature
translation icon : descarnación
  • The concept of discarnation explores what happens to the soul once it leaves the body.

Examples

  • Many religious beliefs focus on the idea of discarnation as the soul's journey after physical death.

  • I do worry a little about the human discarnation rate.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • After his discarnation, the family held a memorial service to honor his spirit.

Synonyms

disembodiment
vsdiscarnation
9.3

A state of having no physical body, as if a mind existed without a body

is specific to souls separated from the body, usually occurring after death

Antonyms

incarnation
10 7.9

A life in a new body after death, as some religions teach

Surface Forms

discarnation singular
discarnations plural

Morphology

discarnation = discarnate (semi-transparent) = dis + carn + ation

Formed from the adjective/verb 'discarnate' + the noun-forming suffix '-ation'; the affixes are regular but the root 'carn' is a Latin combining form not a standalone English word, so full transparency is limited for average learners.

Etymology

Discarnation comes from the parts dis- 'apart' or 'not' and carnation 'flesh', the same carn- you see in carnivore and carnal. So discarnation means the soul being 'apart from the flesh', or leaving the body.