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Reincarnation

//ˌɹiːɪŋkɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A rebirth of a soul, in a physical life form, such as a body. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    A fresh embodiment. countable, uncountable

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

  4. 4
    a second or new birth wordnet
  5. 5
    A new, considerably improved, version. countable, uncountable

    "a reincarnation of an old video game"

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  1. 6
    embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form) wordnet

Etymology

From reincarnate + -ion.

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