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reincarnation
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See also: réincarnation
English
Etymology
From reincarnate + -ion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɹiːɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
reincarnation (countable and uncountable, plural reincarnations)
- A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.
- He is believed to be the reincarnation of Jesus.
- Do you believe in reincarnation?
- (Should we delete(+) this sense?) A fresh embodiment.
- 1974 February 9, Joe, “Reactions”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 33, page 6:
- Kibbutz life is a present-day reincarnation of pioneer days' morality.
- A new, considerably improved, version.
- a reincarnation of an old video game
Synonyms
- rebirth (1, and to some extent 2)
- (fresh embodiment): reembodiment
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form
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fresh embodiment
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new, often improved, version
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See also
Further reading
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “reincarnation”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
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