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reincarnation

nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˌɹiːɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən//

A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.

noun

  1. 1

    A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body.

    Near-synonyms: metempsychosis, transmigration (both broadly synonymous)

    He is believed to be the reincarnation of Jesus.

    Do you believe in reincarnation?

  2. 2

    A fresh embodiment.

    Kibbutz life is a present-day reincarnation of pioneer days' morality.

  3. 3

    A new, considerably improved, version.

    a reincarnation of an old video game

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English carnate English incarnate English reincarnate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English reincarnation From reincarnate + -ion.

Forms

plural
reincarnations
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).