past life
Speech parts
1. past life - Noun
2. past life - Adjective
Meaning
A previously lived life in a different body, according to theories of reincarnation.
She claims to have been Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette in past lives.
(informal) A former period of one's life.
I was a computer programmer in a past life, but now I raise pigs and chickens.
past-life (not comparable)
Related to a past life.
Dreams about past-life experiences have haunted me for most of my life.
Alternative names
past-life
Synonyms
Examples
Although past-life regression can offer direct understanding of past lives, it is not for everyone—and this book is.
“Come On, Siobhán,” which the liner notes claim is the result of the protagonist’s past-life flashback, is full of desperation.
Dolores Cannon, hypnotist and psychic investigator, researches this unique case of past-life regression.
The current occupants of Graynier lived there during their past lives as well--but who murdered past-life Jane?