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reincarnation

  • /ˌɹiːɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən/

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noun reincarnations

  1. countable, uncountable A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body. Near-synonyms: metempsychosis, transmigration (both broadly synonymous)

    Similar: metempsychosis, transmigration[Appendix:Glossary

  2. countable, uncountable A fresh embodiment. Kibbutz life is a present-day reincarnation of pioneer days' morality.

    Similar: reembodiment

  3. countable, uncountable A new, considerably improved, version. a reincarnation of an old video game

Similar: rebirth (1, and to some extent 2), gilgul, reincarnation, rebirth

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Closest in meaning: rebirth, incarnation, embodiment, salvation, forgiveness, redemption, transmigration, metempsychosis, resurrection, palingenesis, samsara, regeneration, reanimation, revivification, renewal, renaissance

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noun rebirth of a mental capacity in a physical life form

Españolreencarnación
日本語転生, 輪廻 rinne, 生まれ変わり umarekawari, 再来
中文轉世 /转世 zhuǎnshì, 轉生 /转生 zhuǎnshēng, 投胎 tóutāi
हिन्दीपुनर्जन्म punarjanma
Portuguêsreencarnação
Françaisréincarnation
DeutschWiedergeburt, Reinkarnation
Italianoreincarnazione
Ελληνικάμετενσάρκωση metensárkosi
Românăreîncarnare
Русскийперевоплоще́ние perevoploščénije, возрожде́ние vozroždénije, переселе́ние душ pereselénije duš, реинкарна́ция reinkarnácija, перерожде́ние pereroždénije
العربيةتَنَاسُخُ الأَرْوَاحِ tanāsuḵu l-ʔarwāḥi
עבריתגִּלְגּוּל נְשָׁמוֹת gilgúl neshamót

noun fresh embodiment

Portuguêsreincarnação
DeutschWiedergeburt

noun new, often improved, version

Portuguêsreincarnação
DeutschWiedergeburt
Ελληνικάμετενσάρκωση metensárkosi
Русскийперевоплоще́ние perevoploščénije, возрожде́ние vozroždénije

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@misc{reincarnation_2026,
  title = {reincarnation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reincarnation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}