reincarnation

[ ree-in-kahr-ney-shuhn ]

noun

1. the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.
2. rebirth of the soul in a new body.
3. a new incarnation or embodiment, as of a person.

reincarnation

/ ˌriːɪnkɑːˈneɪʃən /

noun

1. the belief that on the death of the body the soul transmigrates to or is born again in another body
2. the incarnation or embodiment of a soul in a new body after it has left the old one at physical death
3. embodiment again in a new form, as of a principle or idea

reincarnation

1. Being reborn in another body. Several religions, including Hinduism , believe that the human spirit returns to Earth in different forms again and again as it strives for perfection.

Derived Forms

• ˌreincarˈnationist, nounadjective

Other Words From

• rein·car·nation·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reincarnation¹

First recorded in 1855–60; re- + incarnation

Example Sentences

Alongside their more famous counterparts, they are being brought to life in the musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, as its latest reincarnation marches into London's The Other Palace theatre later this month.

From BBC

That was the case when the Vatican in 2007 excommunicated the members of a Quebec-based group, the Army of Mary, after its foundress claimed to have had Marian visions and declared herself the reincarnation of the mother of Christ.

From Seattle Times

The case turned stranger by the day, according to police reports, with people close to Daybell describing him as promoting doomsday-focused religious beliefs, including claims of reincarnation and that people could be possessed by evil spirits and turned into “zombies.”

From Seattle Times

It is early still, but at the end of the day, there are many a pundit who believe Joe Biden is either the reincarnation of Hubert Humphrey, who didn’t distance himself from Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam policy quickly enough and lost both the youth vote and the 1968 election to the criminal Richard M. Nixon, or he is living a parallel life to former President Jimmy Carter, who lost to the equally venomous Ronald Reagan.

From Salon

“The series is the standard bearer of the genre and ripe for its American reincarnation as we revitalize Saturday nights on CNN.”

From Los Angeles Times