reincarnation

Noun

Meaning

a second or new birth

the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that a person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of Hell) depending on the person's own actions

embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rebirth renascence renaissance return beginning transformation restoration revival resurrection renewal incarnation reborn materialization reincarnate metempsychosis
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Antonyms

death end destruction conclusion suicide ruin
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Hypernyms

nativity avatar birth incarnation embodiment nascency

Hyponyms

transmigration cycle of rebirth

Related terms

incarnation carnal reincarnate reincarnated

Phrases with the word

spiritual reincarnation biological reincarnation

Examples

his reincarnation as a lion Source: Internet

According to the Spiritist doctrine, reincarnation explains the moral and intellectual differences among men. Source: Internet

An association between Pythagorean philosophy and reincarnation was routinely accepted throughout antiquity. Source: Internet

Aug/Sept 2013 This dynamic integration of astrology, reincarnation and depth psychology has continued into the modern era with the work of astrologers Steven Forrest and Jeffrey Wolf Green. Source: Internet

And my script of Patton was—I was sort of interested in the reincarnation. Source: Internet

Another example would be that the Wonderland Gambit series resembles traditional Buddhist jataka -type reincarnation stories set in a science fiction environment. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reincarnatable reincarnate reincarnated reincarnational reincarnationary reincarnationism