inbirth

inbirth noun: an inner or inward birth.

Noun

inbirth (plural inbirths)

(rare) An inner or inward birth
- My dear invisible Church (truly invisible, even to its pastor, as I never set eyes on one of you)-my dear Church, I'll let you into a secret—I am no mystic; I never in my life was in a “high sphere," and never experienced an “inbirth."1835, The Shepherd, numbers 1-33
- Until the dark fiery soul consents to die, to the light and glory of this temporal nature, the light and glory of eternal nature cannot arise in it as an essential inbirth, and qualify it with these eternal qualities, which it is vainly seeking for amidst temporal effigies.1847, James Pierrepont Greaves, The New Nature in the Soul

Two kinds of birth take place in the soul — one is called an inbirth, the other an outbirth.1886, Johannes Tauler, The Following of Christ:
Totally different is the doctrine of eternal Truth — the Inbirth of the Light into the Soul.1940, A. H. Gebhard-L'Estrange, The Tradition of Silence in Myth and Legend:
Man the creator is the inbirth of God the creator; he is immersed in the universal spirit of creation.1952, Ida C. Knapp, Myself the challenger:

plural	inbirths

From in- + birth. Compare Old English inberþ, inbyrd (“born within one's estate; native-born”).

What does inbirth mean?: Inbirth means an inner or inward birth.
How do you use inbirth in a sentence?: Two kinds of birth take place in the soul — one is called an inbirth, the other an outbirth.
What part of speech is inbirth?: Inbirth is a noun.
What is the plural of inbirth?: The plural of inbirth is inbirths.

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