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transmorphism rare—1.|trɑːnsˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m, træns-|
[f. trans- + Gr. µορϕή form + -ism: cf. metamorphism.]
Transformation of one thing into another, as in the process of evolution.
1888Shorey in Amer. Jrnl. Philol. IX. 417 The Democriteans evolve the higher from the lower by the operation of chance... We will..substitute for the guess of transmorphism the assertion of a metaschematism intentionally devised for ethical ends. |